Regulations and Government
FAA rest proposals garner pilot support
The FAA’s proposed guidelines addressing crew fatigue on ultra-long-range flights by “flag carriers” (OpSpec A332) contain “substantive improvements” that

The FAA’s proposed guidelines addressing crew fatigue on ultra-long-range flights by “flag carriers” (OpSpec A332) contain “substantive improvements” that the Coalition of Airline Pilots Associations (CAPA) supports, but the trade association retains its “technical objection” to the crew complements referred to in the draft OpSpec.

CAPA is opposing a lawsuit filed in federal court in late December by American, Continental, Atlas Air, Evergreen International, JetBlue, United and US Airways concerning OpSpec A332. Capt. Paul Onorato, CAPA’s president, said that while it believes a number of elements in the proposed guidelines embrace scientifically based and widely accepted views on effective fatigue risk management, the association opposes the lawsuit as filed.