Originally Posted by
atpcliff
HI!
Congress is mandating that the FAA take certain steps to change Flight/Duty/Rest. It will not take "years". If Congress is unhappy with the FAA's rules, and/or their implementation timeframe, Congress can change them tommorrow, just like they did for the Age 65 rule.
It sounds like the basics for the Flt/Dty/Rest rules have already been worked out, and they are MAJOR changes. At least the regional -121 airlines will have to make MAJOR changes to their schedule and/or pilot manning. Majors, maybe not so much, as they have decent work rules.
cliff
Mafikeng, SA
Sounds like what I've read would have a pretty large impact on any domestic op so regional or mainline are equally impacted.
Granted, I have no idea of the true impact. Whether actually being pushed to schedule efficiently would minimize any impact on manning is hard to say. I can tell you that at UAL, much of the impact could be addressed through scheduling changes to comply rather than manpower increases.
Lee