Pure governmental (mental being the operative word) BS. This rule will do nothing for 'safety'. How does one keep track of 168 hours looking forward and back? The USA is filled with a bunch of hot air blowing cowards. No corporate or pilot union push back. In the USA the people fear the government. In many other places, the government fears the people.
Yep, whose idea was all this nonsense anyway?
Uh, these rules were pushed through by our brothers and sisters at ALPA
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ALPA, submitted supplemental comments Thursday to the FAA urging the regulator to dismiss groundless stall tactics by some in industry and issue the flight- and duty-time regulations and minimum rest requirements for airline pilots that are urgently needed to ensure the safety of air transportation.
“Over the past two years, the FAA, the airlines, and airline employees have joined together in a tremendous effort to develop flight- and duty-time regulations and minimum rest requirements for airline pilots that are based on sound science,” said Capt. Lee Moak, ALPA’s president. “No justification exists for delaying the result of this unprecedented collaboration when new rules are needed now to safeguard passengers, crews, and cargo.”
ALPA: The Time Is Now For New Airline Pilot Rest Rules | Aero-News Network
WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Capt. Lee Moak, president of the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA), issued the following statement after the release of the Federal Aviation Administration’s final regulations regarding airline pilot flight- and duty-time limitations and minimum rest requirements.
“Today’s pilot fatigue rule release marks historic progress in what must be an unrelenting commitment to ensuring the highest safety standards throughout the airline industry. The Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA), is gratified that the Department of Transportation and the Federal Aviation Administration have delivered on their pledge, and a Congressional mandate, to issue new flight- and duty-time regulations and minimum rest requirements for airline pilots.
“For decades, ALPA has fought for regulations that are based on modern science; apply equally to all types of airline operations, including domestic, international, and supplemental; and enable air carriers to establish Fatigue Risk Management Systems. Among its most recent actions to combat pilot fatigue, ALPA co-chaired the FAA’s Aviation Rulemaking Committee, which made recommendations to the government regarding this important rule, with the determined goal of advancing safety.
ALPA Welcomes Release of Pilot Fatigue Rule | Business Wire