Seven U.S. airlines, including American and Continental, have sued the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), claiming the U.S. aviation agency broke its own rules when it set new enhanced standards for pilot rest times last October without input from the carriers. The airlines filed the lawsuit on Dec. 24 in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. The air carriers said they should have had a chance to comment on the new pilot fatigue rules that…
Air Carriers Fight FAA Crew Rest Rule
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