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European Pilots Protest Flight and Duty Time Changes

Airline pilots and cabin crew joined forces in the Spanish capital, Madrid, last week to protest proposed new European Union flight-time rules that they say could compromise safety.

By AIN Staff • AIN Staff

January 28, 2013

The Walk Out for Safety protest organized by the European Cockpit Association (ECA) was supported by 2,500 to 3,000 pilots and cabin crew across 26 different countries on January 22. The event was intended to express opposition to changes to commercial flight- and duty-time rules proposed by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA).

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