Sarah Booth, Principal Consultant for Baines Simmons, will attend the FRMS Forum 2026 in Rome on 21-22 April to engage with the latest thinking on fatigue risk management across global aviation.
The annual FRMS Forum brings together regulators, airlines, unions, and fatigue management specialists to share practical experience in managing one of aviation's most persistent operational risks. This year's conference at the Hotel Pamphili in Rome features sessions from ICAO, EASA, Transport Canada, and operators including Delta, FedEx, Cargolux, EasyJet, and JAL, alongside panel discussions on implementation challenges that continue to shape how the industry approaches crew fatigue.
A programme that reflects where FRMS is heading The 2026 agenda signals several shifts in how the industry is thinking about fatigue risk. EASA will present the results of its EU Flight Time Limitations study, offering fresh empirical data on the effectiveness of current regulatory frameworks across European operators. ICAO will provide an update on its global fatigue management guidance, and Transport Canada will share its experience with FTL regulatory variances, giving delegates a cross-jurisdictional view of how different authorities are approaching the same fundamental challenge.
Perhaps the most telling addition to this year's programme is a session on artificial intelligence in fatigue investigations, presented by EasyJet. The growing interest in data-driven approaches to fatigue management reflects a broader industry trend towards using predictive analytics and AI to identify risk patterns before they result in incidents, rather than relying solely on reactive reporting and post-event analysis.
Other sessions address the practical realities that make FRMS implementation complex in the first place: how to manage crew fatigue during 24-hour layovers, the specific challenges of super-short-haul and high-frequency operations, and whether centralised or decentralised FRMS models deliver better outcomes for multi-base operators. A dedicated panel on nap management will review the current evidence base and explore how operators are translating sleep science into workable crew procedures.
Why Baines Simmons is at the table Fatigue risk management sits at the intersection of regulation, operational design, and human performance, which is precisely where Baines Simmons has built its expertise over more than 25 years. While technology and data are increasingly central to how operators monitor and predict fatigue, the effectiveness of any FRMS ultimately depends on the people who design it, the managers who implement it, and the crews whose daily decisions determine whether the system works in practice.
This is the gap that Baines Simmons, TrustFlight's training and consulting capability, exists to close. Across 750 organisations and 40 regulatory authorities worldwide, Baines Simmons has helped aviation operators build the competence frameworks, safety cultures, and human factors programmes that turn policy into practice. Fatigue risk management is not a technology problem that can be solved with better software alone; it requires trained, competent people who understand the science of fatigue, the regulatory environment they operate within, and the practical constraints of airline operations.
Sarah Booth brings deep experience in human factors and safety management consulting to the forum. Her work with operators across Europe and beyond has consistently focused on bridging the gap between what the regulations require and what operational teams actually need to manage fatigue effectively on the line.
The bigger picture The FRMS Forum's agenda this year reflects a maturing discipline. The conversations have moved beyond whether operators need formal fatigue risk management systems and into the harder questions of how to make them work well across diverse operational contexts, how to use emerging technologies like AI responsibly, and how to maintain the human expertise that underpins effective fatigue management even as the tools become more sophisticated.
For TrustFlight, the forum reinforces the connection between technology and human expertise that sits at the core of the platform. Centrik 5 already supports operators in managing safety and compliance workflows, including fatigue reporting and risk assessment, while Baines Simmons provides the specialist training and consulting that ensures those systems are used effectively by the people who rely on them every day.
Connect with Sarah in Rome If you are attending the FRMS Forum 2026 and would like to discuss how your organisation approaches fatigue risk management, crew competence, or safety culture, Sarah would welcome the conversation. You can reach out to her at hello@bainessimmons.com.
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About Baines Simmons Baines Simmons is TrustFlight's training and consulting capability, building the competence behind aerospace and defence safety. With 25 years of specialist expertise, more than 750 organisations served, and over 200,000 professionals trained, Baines Simmons helps operators, MROs, and regulators develop the people, culture, and systems that keep aviation safe.
About TrustFlight TrustFlight is the Aerospace Safety Intelligence Platform, integrating safety and security technology, training and consulting, and crisis management and response into a single connected ecosystem. Serving more than 1,600 organisations in 120 countries, TrustFlight delivers operational intelligence and the expertise to act on it.