FAA finalizes new pilot fatigue rule; cargo carriers exempted

FAA issued a long-anticipated final rule Wednesday on pilot flight time, duty and rest that imposes tighter restrictions on airlines and flight deck crew, though it also softened some of the provisions contained in the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) released on pilot fatigue 15 months ago (...

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