StevieW:
No, because most 'experts' would agree that there is nothing wrong with the current FTLs.
The change in the FAA's flight and duty time limitations in the 1980s, combined with that predator Carl Icahn taking control of TWA, helped me greatly in my decision to retire early.
In the 1980s FAA's NPRM, the FAA stooges stated, "These are minimum requirements, pilots can obtain more restrictive flight and duty limitations through their collective bargaining processes." Had that statement not been so absurd, it would have been comical.
Of course, the TWA pilots caved in by giving Icahn the new FAA rules in the pilot contract. Gone was the great "2 for 1 plus 1" as well as a minimum rest period of 16 hours when flight time exceeded 8 hours in the preceding duty period. In its place came minimum rest periods and even "deferred" rest periods.