Originally Posted by
HSLD
To answer your question; 8 hours free from duty is the reg. so yes the company is meeting the requirements of the reg. Is it safe, you and I both know the answer to that.
It's the reg, but it doesn't in ANY way mean the company is actually taking it's part on responsibility.
If they were being responsible, the MEC/NC wouldn't have to negotiate a minimum time behind the door, the company would be responsible and grant it. Then the burden would solely lie with the crew member that they properly managed a reasonable amount of time behind the door.
We could go round and round about the economic impact this would have on the airlines and how we'll never see it change till more people die.