If the CAA were serious about this problem they would have got off their collective behinds years ago. The CAP371 revision draft from around 1991 was a lot more restrictive than the final copy, but commercial pressure from operators relaxed some of the rules.
Personally I think its a disgrace that this can happen. Can you really blame Easyjet for rostering to the limit? The point is they are allowed to legally! It is down to the CAA to regulate our industry and control the safety aspects of our operation. How on earth do the CAA think it is right to delay implementation of the new CAP371 to 2006. There is no commercial excuse from the airlines to delay it so long. Six months lead-in for implementation should be more than enough!
