Old 04-25-2008 | 08:10 AM
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Originally Posted by TurboFan
I wonder how much more it's going to take? The tragic Comair accident, the Go! incident. When is the FAA going to listen to the NTSB and fix this?

And where is ALPA on this one? I know they've done a little to highlight fatigue, but not nearly enough in my opinion.

Hate to point this out, but so far nobody has shown that fatigue was or should have been a factor in either of these incidents. Both crews had reasonable or better rest opportunities.

I've seen plenty of circumstances where fatigue reduced safety margins, but I don't think those two qualify.
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