Originally Posted by dckozak
If domestic duty times can be reined in (13 hrs vs current 16 hrs)
and consideration for time of day and number of legs; than I would support considering increases in domestic flight times. But it should be a charge of law, not some carriers exemption, so its fair and transparent to all. Given the lack of consideration the current rules have for time of day (when duty starts or ends) or the number of legs flown, I think the EU is on to a genuine improvement in rest and duty limits for domestic ops.
So when the hell does rest begin? We all know it's b.s. that is starts 15 min's after block in at some carriers. It's not just about duty, but about actual rest. 10 hours rest should be the minimum. Followed by a reduction in the max duty day to 12 hours. But there is no real reason why 8 hours needs to be expanded except for reasons of cost. And cost should never be a factor when it comes to saftey. So the blue nuts can't do a east-west turn. Boo hoo. If the blue nuts were based in St. Louis they could. But now, because of the blue nuts, that AA or UA ORD crew will have to do a LAX turn followed by a leg to DC. But I guess nothing that the blue nuts does affects the rest of us.