Some airlines do and some do not with regards to extending and fatigue. Nowhere in the FARs does it say you have to, in fact it is up to the PIC and that includes for all crewmembers. Where it gets questionable is the FAA has NOT said what an airline can do about it. It should be part of the contract. I 100% DISAGREE WITH THAT UTTER NONSENSE! What is the point of having rules if an airline can punish you for them??? It gets better though. If, or when, you call in fatigued, the report gets reviewed, not by medical people but, just regular staff. Staff that have 0 knowledge of what fatigue is or how it happens or affects people. Why, they don’t have to fly fatigued because they don’t fly. They can then reject your fatigue report. Non punitive you say, horsepoopy, they can take your pay. THAT IS PUNISHMENT! They just disguise it. My regional is the worst at it! Won’t say who it is as they know. I endeavor to let them know all the time.

The FARs need to be revisited again. It’s been 10 years now. There is some grey area that needs to be addressed and extensions/fatigue and Stand ups are the biggies. The Flight attendants, FINALLY, get some rest rules. Just when I think we have it bad, I see how F/As get treated and HOLY HELL.

I honestly ask myself why anyone wants to do this anymore.

Rant finished. Happy Holidays to all and to all a good night. Now back to my spooker!