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ATA: Airlines would cut 26,700 jobs if FAA implements new pilot rest regulations

The US Air Transport Assn. (ATA) said an analysis by consultancy Oliver Wyman demonstrates that the pilot fatigue and duty time rules FAA is proposing to implement would "have severe negative effects on US airline employment … while reducing service, especially to small communities."

The US Air Transport Assn. (ATA) said an analysis by consultancy Oliver Wyman demonstrates that the pilot fatigue and duty time rules FAA is proposing to implement would "have severe negative effects on US airline employment … while reducing service, especially to small communities." In a letter sent last week to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), which is conducting a final review of the pilot fatigue regulations proposed last year by FAA (ATW Daily News, Sept. ...

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