Action Alert
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Action Alert
Attached below is a copy/paste of the CAPA Action Alert calling for immediate action to insist that the proposed rest rules are applicable to all part 121 operators. This is of critical importance if we're ever going to enjoy "one level of safety". Is ALPA also on this?
CAPA ACTION ALERT: OPPOSE Rep. Shuster's Amendment (#6) on Pilot Fatigue to the FAA Reauthorization Bill
Please Act now!
A proposed amendment (#6) has been offered by Congressman Bill Shuster (R-PA) to the FAA Reauthorization Bill which would undermine the hard work of the 111th Congress with regard to H.R. 5900 and Airline Safety. In effect, this amendment would “undo” the FAA’s long fought battle for “One Level of Safety.”
Rep. Schuster’s amendment seeks to require the FAA to recognize that the United States’ aviation industry is composed of a variety of different segments with different operating characteristics and require the FAA to tailor regulations to address the unique characteristics of each industry segment.
Science has proven that effects of fatigue on the human body are the same regardless of the type of operation. The crews hauling our troops and the cargo that keep this country running should be covered by the same rest rules as the crews that carry passengers on an everyday basis. Currently supplemental carriers fly 95% of military passengers.
CAPA has long advocated “One Level of Safety” for all commercial flight operations and does not support any form of “carve out” or “waiver” of fatigue regulations for certain types of operations. Logical regulatory reforms must take precedence with government regulators over the economic interests of the airline industry.
Congress should ensure that regulators put safety before the economic interests of the airline industry. There must be a standard in place that provides one level of safety for the flying public and our military personnel alike.
It is imperative to flight safety that Congressman Shuster’s amendment not be adopted.
Please ask your U.S. Congressman to OPPOSE “Shuster Amendment #6” by sending a letter today!
Your participation in the letter-writing campaign to Capitol Hill is extremely important; it will ensure that your opinions are heard on this most important matter: Pilot Fatigue.
To participate in sending a letter to Congress, follow these few simple steps:
1) Go to Home | Coalition of Airline Pilots Associations click on the "Contact Your Legislators" button in the lower right side of the CAPA Home Page.
2) Under "Current Action Alerts" header, click on "OPPOSE REP. SHUSTER’S “AMENDMENT #6” ON PILOT FATIGUE TO THE FAA REAUTHORIZATION BILL".
3) Enter your zip code in the "Action Alert" box, write your name in the "Your Name" box, enter your sender information below and click "Send Message."
Please send a letter today!
CAPA ACTION ALERT: OPPOSE Rep. Shuster's Amendment (#6) on Pilot Fatigue to the FAA Reauthorization Bill
Please Act now!
A proposed amendment (#6) has been offered by Congressman Bill Shuster (R-PA) to the FAA Reauthorization Bill which would undermine the hard work of the 111th Congress with regard to H.R. 5900 and Airline Safety. In effect, this amendment would “undo” the FAA’s long fought battle for “One Level of Safety.”
Rep. Schuster’s amendment seeks to require the FAA to recognize that the United States’ aviation industry is composed of a variety of different segments with different operating characteristics and require the FAA to tailor regulations to address the unique characteristics of each industry segment.
Science has proven that effects of fatigue on the human body are the same regardless of the type of operation. The crews hauling our troops and the cargo that keep this country running should be covered by the same rest rules as the crews that carry passengers on an everyday basis. Currently supplemental carriers fly 95% of military passengers.
CAPA has long advocated “One Level of Safety” for all commercial flight operations and does not support any form of “carve out” or “waiver” of fatigue regulations for certain types of operations. Logical regulatory reforms must take precedence with government regulators over the economic interests of the airline industry.
Congress should ensure that regulators put safety before the economic interests of the airline industry. There must be a standard in place that provides one level of safety for the flying public and our military personnel alike.
It is imperative to flight safety that Congressman Shuster’s amendment not be adopted.
Please ask your U.S. Congressman to OPPOSE “Shuster Amendment #6” by sending a letter today!
Your participation in the letter-writing campaign to Capitol Hill is extremely important; it will ensure that your opinions are heard on this most important matter: Pilot Fatigue.
To participate in sending a letter to Congress, follow these few simple steps:
1) Go to Home | Coalition of Airline Pilots Associations click on the "Contact Your Legislators" button in the lower right side of the CAPA Home Page.
2) Under "Current Action Alerts" header, click on "OPPOSE REP. SHUSTER’S “AMENDMENT #6” ON PILOT FATIGUE TO THE FAA REAUTHORIZATION BILL".
3) Enter your zip code in the "Action Alert" box, write your name in the "Your Name" box, enter your sender information below and click "Send Message."
Please send a letter today!
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