Silence in the Cockpit: How Fear and Regulation Push Pilots to Hide Mental Health Struggles
The modern airline cockpit is built on redundancy, precision, and checklists designed to leave nothing to chance. Yet when it comes to mental health, many pilots operate in a culture where silence feels safer than disclosure. Across commercial aviation, pilots privately wrestle with anxiety, depression, burnout, and stress while publicly projecting calm competence, driven by…









