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Bill seeks to place cargo pilots under FAA flight duty rule

Regulatory/Transport

Tuesday, January 08, 2013

Congress has introduced an amendment that would add all-cargo carriers to the Federal Aviation Administration’s pilot flight duty guidelines, which are to take effect in 2014. Introduced by New York congressmen Michael Grimm and Tim Bishop, the Safe Skies Act of 2013 seeks to amend the FAA’s rule to apply the changes to all-cargo pilots. Initially adopted by the FAA in December 2011 after Congress told the agency to look into the issue, the flight crew member duty rule...

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