Originally Posted by
trip
It's a done deal, the FAA completely caved to industry pressure. To add insult to injury they claim disciplinary action or pay issues are between the company and the employee.
Fatigued is the only option unless you have other union/company agreements in place.
Is anyone really shocked that the FAA went limp d!ck here and that most companies are basically back to the old tricks of 16 hours on duty is just fine, especially for reserves? I mean we have the best selling Boeing airplane ever that has spent about 6 months now collecting dust in several sites at this point with no end in sight because the FAA let the tail wag the dog there too. Why do we even bother to have an FAA at this point? Trump wants to cut wasteful government, the FAA may not be the first on the list, but it's up there these days.