Only if the JCBA allows that.

I would suggest you actually go back and read what ALPA suggested. Yes there was a 9 hour max however only if scheduled in your body cycle. Non of the current flights to Europe fit that. In fact with the normal departure and arrival times in Europe the ALPA proposal restricts the flight time to 7 hours before a relief pilot has to be onboard. It will increase not decrease jobs and augmented flights.

Heyas,

9 hours block
14 hour hard limit on duty
10-12 hours minimum rest behind the door depending on scheduled flight time
no reduced rest
pilots must be in base 10 hours prior to report

both management and pilots will oppose it, so it will be dead in the water and the FAA will say "told you so, don't tell us how to do our job"

Nu

PS Just kidding

If those indeed are some of the new rules, I think they are a fair and a reasonable improvement. The only concern I see right off hand is, what constitutes "in base" for commuters. How many miles away? I hope that is not left to a companys' interpretation or we will all be sitting ready/hot reserve. Also, I hope AM to PM and vice versa schedules are addressed. Flipping your bodys clock around in a 24 hour period is fatiguing no matter how much time you have on the ground ie; 8 vs. 10-12. IMHO

I was hoping for 4 legs max and 12 hours of duty! I would also expect 12 hours min crew rest, this was a huge issue in the military and they did tons of studies on it and it was like A number one issue, we now have 12 hour mins per day, but again we can be on duty 24 hours in one day and fly 150 hrs a month! Max of 3 twenty four hour days in a row with min 12 hr crew rest, then you SHOULD get 36 hrs off.

Why not a max of 10 hours duty and minimum of 10 hours rest like the Europeans do?

Expect to have fewer days off and more days on the road...Be careful what you wish for....

EXACTLY! I certainly hope this doesn't hurt our QOL like I believe it may.

It will...and pilots will still be tired...We are our own worst enemy...

I don't think many people realize that although laws may change, contracts won't. We will still be paid the same, we just end up with fewer hours of pay and fewer days off. Basically, its exactly what all of us bid against.