Originally Posted by
Herkflyr
And yet prior to FAR 117 (widely criticized here) NINE hour layovers were quite common... reduceable to eight, for the flying crew! Yep, part 121 was all a bed of roses. I was actually shocked the first time I flew one of those as it truly did approach the unsafe realm.
117 got many things wrong, but the hard work 10 hour min layover, not reduceable, is one thing that they got right.
By all means, let's use the FAR that had to be changed because it was seen as a contributing factor in a fatal accident as a litmus test. Kind of like using the failed TA as a comparison for some of the BS concessions being agreed to in the current AIPs and TA'd sick leave.
Or we could look at other carriers who do it correctly and have 12 hour minimum layovers. Which do you prefer?