I'm VERY surprised that a spokesman for the FAA would say that it is up to the individual companies and pilots to ensure that they are properly rested. I thought the job of the FAA was to regulate the industry and ensure that the safety of the flying public was protected.
The current duty limits are completely unrealistic and unsafe.
Someday this is really going to hit the fan, and the bureaucrats in the FAA and management toads are all going to shrug their shoulders and claim they had no idea that pushing pilots almost twice as long as truck drivers each day could possibly lead to fatigue and unsafe conditions.
Very sad that the FAA won't step up to the plate and fix this.
FJ