Originally Posted by
LonesomeSky
It's generally understood that congress alone has the right to regulate Interstate commerce. The FARs and the RLA are federal laws. If every state could iset its own rules for flight crews, we'd have a giant mess. This is the kind of situation that commerce clause of the US Constitution is supposedoo to prevent.
I believe this is correct. Look at the railroad and trucking systems and regulations. Same should hold true for the airlines.
Just because a state Supreme Court upholds it, doesn’t mean it’s fine under Federal law.
ETA: Alaska Airlines Cares, just not about you.