Safety
European Parliament ‘Rubber Stamps’ Duty Time Limits
Under new European rules, pilots can now fly no more than 11 hours a day, but pilot groups complain that loopholes could lead to 12.5-hour flights. (Photo: ArincDirect)
Under new European rules, pilots can now fly no more than 11 hours a day, but pilot groups complain that loopholes could lead to 12.5-hour flights. (Photo: ArincDirect)

The European Parliament’s approval of controversial new harmonized flight and duty time limitation (FTL) rule for pilots last Wednesday came only a week after its own Transport and Tourism (Tran) committee voted against its adoption. The development concludes more than five years of work led by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA).

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