Italian L'Espresso (a weekly) thinks that pilots should continue to work up to 17 hrs duty periods because "aircraft fly by themselves,anyway".And the goverment has promissed (again) the unions a reduction of the limits.This only after the countrywide strike called for by all the pilot unions but ANVA (Volare air,again).For the limits can check:
www.anva.net under contract.If other EU pilots think they should not care,better ask Alitalia pilots.
The above limit is valid for two pilots with INS,three pilots can go on up to 24 hours no special rest area (or similar) required.All this without any regard to carcadian rithm nor to whether acclimatised or not.
411A,have you known this?