Voluntary compliance in a cost driven industry, right... looks like more foot dragging until the scrutiny blows over.

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FAA plans new safety rules for regional airlines - USATODAY.com

After a day-long meeting with about 50 government, union and airline officials, the FAA said it plans to:
• Write new regulations on how many hours pilots can work. Several efforts in recent decades have failed, but Babbitt said, "We will get a new rule."
• Pressure all airlines to adopt safety programs that closely monitor data from every flight.
All the major carriers use such programs, but many regional carriers do not.
• Improve the ability of airlines to research the flying records of pilots before they are hired. Currently, airlines are only required to look at a prospective pilot's records at other carriers for the past five years. USA TODAY reported last week that at least one pilot in eight of the last nine regional airline accidents had previously failed multiple flight tests.
• Conduct a review by airlines and pilot unions into pilot training.
Babbitt acknowledged that the actions were all either voluntary or new rules that could take years to finalize.

 

Nothing in there about pay. We'll just work less and get paid the same.

 

No I'm pretty sure I'll work less and get paid less too.

 

only time will tell for sure, but anything positive may just be worth the wait, if it goes through at all...

 

Something like a pay increase, even if it does happen, will have to be phased in over a long time. It'll be a LONG time until this happens. Companies will scream bloody murder that it will put them out of business, unable to compete, etc. All these kinks will have to be worked out before we will get our ruddy paws on that money.

 

Something like a pay increase will NOT come via government intervention, it'll come from bargaining.

 

I just don't get why we get all excited about being forced to work less hours. Less hours means less money. For regional guys like me, that prices me out of being able to afford to be at the regionals.

 

I wonder how long it will take to adjust the duty time down from SIXTEEN hours?

Truckers have better rest rules, but airlines have lobbyists.

 

why not? It worked for Bank CEO's and GM.

 

Ah yes, because the pilot groups have so much leverage. A pay increase can only come from bargaining once government intervention goes away. Until then, our hands are tied.