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Anyone got the whole story on this one? Sorry if I missed it in the Majors section.
Continental, American and others sue FAA
Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal
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Continental Airlines Inc. and six other airlines have filed a lawsuit against the Federal Aviation Administration opposing new safety requirements aimed at tackling pilot fatigue on some international flights.
The Wall Street Journal reported Monday that Houston-based Continental (NYSE: CAL) and Fort Worth-based American Airlines Inc.’s parent, AMR Corp. (NYSE: AMR), are among the airlines challenging the legality and the safety benefits of the new rules for pilots of flights lasting 16 hours or longer. Airlines have become more reliant on such routes, but are reluctant to incur increased labor costs by giving pilots a longer rest time between flights, The Journal reported.
The lawsuit was filed Dec. 24 with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia.
Other airlines involved in the suit include Purchase, N.Y.-based Atlas Air Inc.; McMinnville, Ore.-based Evergreen International Airlines Inc.; Forest Hills, N.Y.-based JetBlue Airways Corp.; Chicago-based United AirLines Inc.; and Tempe, Ariz.-based US Airways Inc.
http://sanjose.bizjournals.com/sanjose/stories/2009/01/05/daily6.html?t=printable
Continental, American and others sue FAA
Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal
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Continental Airlines Inc. and six other airlines have filed a lawsuit against the Federal Aviation Administration opposing new safety requirements aimed at tackling pilot fatigue on some international flights.
The Wall Street Journal reported Monday that Houston-based Continental (NYSE: CAL) and Fort Worth-based American Airlines Inc.’s parent, AMR Corp. (NYSE: AMR), are among the airlines challenging the legality and the safety benefits of the new rules for pilots of flights lasting 16 hours or longer. Airlines have become more reliant on such routes, but are reluctant to incur increased labor costs by giving pilots a longer rest time between flights, The Journal reported.
The lawsuit was filed Dec. 24 with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia.
Other airlines involved in the suit include Purchase, N.Y.-based Atlas Air Inc.; McMinnville, Ore.-based Evergreen International Airlines Inc.; Forest Hills, N.Y.-based JetBlue Airways Corp.; Chicago-based United AirLines Inc.; and Tempe, Ariz.-based US Airways Inc.
http://sanjose.bizjournals.com/sanjose/stories/2009/01/05/daily6.html?t=printable