I really doubt it to be honest. With the current regulations in effect, I don’t see them reducing them in the foreseeable future. There’s a reason they’ve been put there in the first place. Either way, even if they did consider their request, none of that would be finalized for a long time considering the pace the FAA typically works at and all of the legal implications that go with it.

If the regionals are having trouble retaining pilots they should increase their wages, not plead to the FAA to reduce legal hour requirements so that they can get more people faster. That’s typically how competitive industries work.