Now a pilot falls asleep on approach to Gatwick: Damning dossier reveals testimony of flight crew who have fallen asleep at the controls British Airline Pilot's Association released dossier of testimonies Includes accounts of planes flying with both pilots asleep Comes a week after a row over problems with pilot fatigue European Parliament set to vote on new rules on flying hours Pilots" leaders have released a damning new dossier of testimony from flight crew admitting to falling asleep in the cockpit - sometimes simultaneously. It includes two accounts of planes flying with both pilots asleep and another of a captain nodding off as his aircraft approached Gatwick. The British Airline Pilots" Association (BALPA) collated the accounts from its members following a row last week over pilot fatigue. Leaders: The British Airline Pilots¿ Association (BALPA) collated the accounts from its members following a row last week over pilot fatigue, file picture The dossier included: One transatlantic long-haul pilot reported how both he and his captain were asleep at the same time at night - and woken only by the aircraft's warning alert system. A captain also admitted falling asleep at the controls while his colleague was having a "controlled rest." Another pilot told how his captain nodded off low over London at a "critical" stage of the plane's approach to Gatwick. He was signed off by his doctor for a month for fatigue. An experienced captain having the "nodding dog" feeling of being unable to keep his eyes open on at least five occasions, including during ascent after take-off. The European Parliament will vote today on new rules on flying hours that BALPA warns will put lives at risk by cutting UK safety standards to allow changes to air crew shift and rest patterns that could see pilots awake for up to 24 hours. Jim McAuslan, general secretary of BALPA, said: "Tiredness is already a major challenge for pilots who are deeply concerned that new EU rules will cut UK standards and lead to increased levels of tiredness." Damning: The released dossier included a testimony stating a pilot had fallen asleep on the approach into Gatwick Airport, file picture