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Overhaul of Pilot Flight- and Duty-time Rules Roundly Criticized

A new pilot flight- and duty-time rule proposed by the U.S.

The proposed flight- and duty-time rule reflects “a lack of understanding by FAA of how airlines operate,” according to ATA president and CEO James May. (Photo by Paul Lowe)

By Gregory Polek • Senior Editor

November 29, 2010

A new pilot flight- and duty-time rule proposed by the U.S. FAA has elicited a predictably negative reaction from the airline lobby, but even elements within the pilot community have voiced opposition to a number of the plan’s most fundamental provisions. The Air Transport Association (ATA), for one, accuses the NPRM’s authors of an attempt at regulatory overreach, while the Coalition of Airline Pilots Associations (CAPA) complains that the rule doesn’t go far enough.

“We are concerned that the proposed rule reflects a lack of understanding by the FAA of how airlines operate,” said ATA president and CEO James May. “Our concerns are validated by the fact that the FAA’s economic analysis is off the mark by at least a factor of 15 in its impact assessment, making it imperative that this proposal be significantly revised.”

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