change by spring?

[dugan jones]

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#newsFooter {text-align:center} #previewContent {margin:0 0 20px;} #previewContent p.action { margin:0; padding-bottom:15px; border-bottom:1px dashed #aaa;}For Immediate Release

January 27, 2010
Contact: Alison Duquette or Les Dorr
Phone: (202) 267-3883
Pilot Flight Time, Rest, and Fatigue


Ensuring that all pilots receive adequate rest is key to maintaining a safe aviation system. FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt has made the creation of new flight, duty, and rest rules based on fatigue science a high priority. The FAA is working on an aggressive timeline to issue a new proposal this spring.
Airplanes operate globally in 24 time zones. Domestic short leg, multi-leg, and long-haul flights all present challenges. Engine technology has evolved enabling airplanes to fly much further than in the past. Since many air carriers fly non-stop ultra-long-range flights, the FAA continues to evaluate the latest research on the effects of time zone changes on circadian rhythm and time zone changes to mitigate pilot fatigue. The FAA continues to be at the forefront of raising awareness of fatigue and mitigation techniques.
The FAA last proposed updating the rules in 1995 but, based on industry comments, the rule was not adopted. Since then, the agency has reiterated the rules and kept pace with a changing industry by allowing airlines to use the latest fatigue mitigation techniques to enhance safety.


Any idea when the changes might be implemented? And if any changes will require more pilots

 

[mamba20]

What? I was too busy looking at your avatar.

 

[flythere]

Ya right!!! Look what happened when they discussed it in 1995, NOTHING!

 

[stall022]

ha yeah right... The airlines will cry the blues... Grease some legislators palms and maybe by spring of 2015 we will have some watered down regs.

 

[ImbracableCrunk]

They should've struck while the iron was hot. They've lost all momentum and let the ATA and RAA lobbyists get to work.

 

[Colonel Savage]

The FAA last proposed updating the rules in 1995 but, based on industry comments, the rule was not adopted. Since then, the agency has reiterated the rules and kept pace with a changing industry by allowing airlines to use the latest fatigue mitigation techniques to enhance safety.

Guess that explains the 30 hour FAR duty day limitation for double crewed international flights with no limit on number of segments.