Originally Posted by
Stryker
While they will become "public" later this year (end of summer possibly?) they wont go into effect for a while, and the "word on the street" is that they will be implemented in stages as to not cause "undue stress" on the airlines....
In other words it aint gonna affect the airlines/pilots for a while. As with any rule change (and any government action for that matter) takes a while to be final....
This is a fairly accurate description. 1500 hiring mins I bet will go active almost immediately, with a grandfather for those who are already in. Duty rules will have to have a trial period with federal oversight. It's going to be at least 12 months before they are the official rules we play by. No one really knows how to build trips or staff for this yet, it takes time. You can't reactionary hire/upgrade for this though. Early next year the wave should begin.