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Old 12-23-2011 | 03:12 AM
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From: Burning the Agitprop of the Apparat
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Originally Posted by MD10PLT
The IPA law suit is a nice gesture but doesn't stand a chance at changing anything. First look back through history, it takes on average 10 years for a law to make its way through the system and be changed by a court (unless it is politically charged). Even if they prevail we will not see any changes for at least 10-15 years. Look at the Exxon Valdez case, it was settled in 2006, 17 years after the event. Do you think UPS and the FAA can stonewall as well as Exxon. Second, they really have no chance of winning. All the FAA needs to do is point out there are multiple sets of rules companies fly under. This is just one more set, of many.
Correct, this just amounts to wasting the dues of the membership.

The positive side of this is that UPS/FEDEX both have excellent rest rules already in place that in most cases exceed FAA requirements.
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