Originally Posted by Wilbur Wright

I think the company was originally thinking that, but the recently posted clarification of FAR 177 didn't give them the flexibility they were hoping for. For example, if you divert, that counts towards the FDP max and flight time max. If the inbound flight to Europe is running late, they just can't call the captain to delay the report time because the FDP is based on the scheduled report time. If your crew rest is interrupted by a call from scheduling and you can't go back to sleep - your crew rest is violated. If a smoke alarm goes off and you can't go back to sleep, your crew rest is violated. If your taxi out of JFK takes 80 minutes and you know you'll be over the limit if when you land you're illegal to go. If you're on rest, the company cannot require you to check your schedule. No inverse assignments with less than 10 hour report time. There are a lot of gems in here that I think favor the pilots.

https://www.federalregister.gov/articles/2013/03/05/2013-05083/clarification-of-flight-duty-and-rest-requirements