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Wed, Apr 13, 2016

CAPA Urges Contact Congress To Pass The 'Safe Skies Act'

Bill Would End The Cargo Pilot Crew Rest Carve-Out

The Coalition of Airline Pilots Associations (CAPA) is calling on Congress to pass the "Safe Skies Act" and end the cargo carve-out for all-cargo and supplemental carrier pilots.

Revised flight-and duty-time regulations enacted last year for our nation’s commercial pilots contain an exemption for pilots who fly for cargo carriers, creating an unsafe regulatory double standard.

All commercial aircraft share the same taxiways, runways and airspace. Permitting cargo carriers to operate by less stringent regulations governing flight and duty time makes no sense. After all, pilot fatigue poses the same safety risk, whether the aircraft carries passengers or freight.

Congress is now debating legislation to renew funding for the Federal Aviation Administration. This legislation provides an opportunity to correct the unsafe regulatory double standard that exists for cargo pilots.

CAPA is urging its members to contact their members of congress to encourage their support of the legislation.

(Source: CAPA news release)

FMI: www.capapilots.org

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