Regulations and Government
FAA falls short on promise to expedite duty-time rules
New rules governing flight- and duty-time limitations and rest requirements for Part 121 pilots are still a work in progress, according to FAA associate ad

New rules governing flight- and duty-time limitations and rest requirements for Part 121 pilots are still a work in progress, according to FAA associate administrator for aviation safety Margaret Gilligan, who testified at a hearing before the Senate aviation subcommittee early last month.

Despite the efforts of an aviation rulemaking committee (ARC) chartered by FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt in June, completion of the new rules “has taken longer than any of us wanted or expected,” said Gilligan. She promised that the agency would have a completed proposal by the first of the year.