UPS and FedEx asked to join new rules
02-29-2012 | 09:58 AM
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UPS and FedEx asked to join new rules
02-29-2012 | 10:52 AM
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[QUOTE=Rocco;1143164]Interesting read
LaHood to Ask UPS, FedEx to Follow New Pilot-Fatigue Rule - Bloomberg[/QUOTE
“I hope they’ll voluntarily adopt our guidelines,” LaHood said in an interview at a conference in Washington. “We’re going to have a conversation. This is a good rule and I’m going to ask them to consider it.”
Great joke, now where is the punch line??
LaHood to Ask UPS, FedEx to Follow New Pilot-Fatigue Rule - Bloomberg[/QUOTE
“I hope they’ll voluntarily adopt our guidelines,” LaHood said in an interview at a conference in Washington. “We’re going to have a conversation. This is a good rule and I’m going to ask them to consider it.”
Great joke, now where is the punch line??
02-29-2012 | 10:56 AM
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02-29-2012 | 02:03 PM
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Following up on a promise he made in December, after the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration announced the new work-hour restrictions wouldn’t apply to cargo carriers, LaHood said today he’ll try to use the power of persuasion.
Don't worry, they'll be back to forcing the next "deal" down our throat in no time.
03-01-2012 | 12:41 AM
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They are not going to opt in. However UPS is setting themselves up for a huge lawsuit and possible criminal negligence if there ever is a fatigue related accident that hurts someone on the ground. The FAA has stated that the current rules for cargo airlines are unsafe and the only reason UPS was excluded was because of cost. UPS is aware of this and they are choosing to continue the unsafe scheduling because of cost. There is at minimum a potential for a huge lawsuit and in my opinion a potential for prosecution for criminal negligence if there is an accident that is fatigue related.
03-01-2012 | 04:35 AM
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They are not going to opt in. However UPS is setting themselves up for a huge lawsuit and possible criminal negligence if there ever is a fatigue related accident that hurts someone on the ground. The FAA has stated that the current rules for cargo airlines are unsafe and the only reason UPS was excluded was because of cost. UPS is aware of this and they are choosing to continue the unsafe scheduling because of cost. There is at minimum a potential for a huge lawsuit and in my opinion a potential for prosecution for criminal negligence if there is an accident that is fatigue related.
They will just blame it on the pilots
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