[QUOTE=Pantera;372605]We should not bash Mesa but we should be bashing the FAA for dropping the ball on this. Yes it is the FAA's fault. The NTSB has recommended many times to the FAA that a change in rest rules is due. It is on their top list of safety improvements for the airlines. [QUOTE]


Yes we can blame Mesa! Many companies have work rules that support rest greater than the FAA minimum. While I think the FAA should step up and make rest requirements longer etc... the Mesa pilots were operating within THEIR contract......a reacurring theme with them huh. If you fall asleep and overshoot your destination I would say that is grounds for termination, thats absolutely inexcusable. Call in sick, fatigued, but don't put safety up to risk like that. But again if you do that at Mesa (call in sick or fatigued) they youd probably get fired anyway, so I really fail to see how this is a truly FAA problem.