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Old 05-14-2009 | 09:06 PM
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How does the government expect this industry to function properly when our legal rest requirements are more relaxed than many other professions like subway drivers or truck drivers? Commuting is an inevitable thing in the airline world; with the way airlines change crew bases, no one can reasonably expect someone to pick up and move once or twice a year. What kind of life is that? Commuting works, putting in a 14-15 hour day with reduced rest that night does not. Personally, I believe that minimum rest period from duty end until morning report should be 12 hours so we can actually get closer to 8 hours of sleep.
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