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AIN Blog: FAA Fatigue Rules Meet Resistance
FAA initiatives get pushback from cargo carriers and regionals.
In April 25 testimony before the House aviation subcommittee Scott Foose, RAA senior v-p for operations and safety, urged the FAA to count aeronautical experience toward flight time rather than require an arbitrary number of hours.  (Photo: Paul Lowe)
In April 25 testimony before the House aviation subcommittee Scott Foose, RAA senior v-p for operations and safety, urged the FAA to count aeronautical experience toward flight time rather than require an arbitrary number of hours. (Photo: Paul Lowe)

Both of the FAA signature initiatives that arose out of the crash of a regional turboprop in Buffalo, N.Y., more than three years ago are still receiving some pushback from various quarters.  On the subject of fatigue, almost everyone favors more rest for flight crews, and who can argue?

Well, FedEx for one. The shipping giant has criticized an effort by Reps. Chip Cravaack (R-Minn.) and Tim Bishop (D-N.Y.) to extend the FAA’s proposed flight, duty and rest requirements to all-cargo air operations, which were not covered in the final rule.