Last month the FAA finalized its rule changes dealing with pilot work and rest hours to keep fatigued pilots out of the cockpit. Ned Levi examines the new rules to see if they fulfill Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood’s promise to “do everything possible to make sure pilots are rested when they get in the cockpit.”
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Vegas’ Venetian and Palazzo plan to join Intercontinental Hotel Alliance, UPS pilots sue to be included in proposed FAA rules, Congress to fund major TSA non-airport checkpoints expansion
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UPS Airlines to switch to ‘full-face oxygen masks’ in cockpits UPS said that it will retrofit the oxygen masks in the cockpit with “quick-donning” full face oxygen masks. “Safety is an absolute priority for our employees, our customers’ shipments and our aircraft,” UPS Airlines President Mitch Nichols stated. Installation of the new masks on UPS’s [...]
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UAL seeks Japan expansion at Delta’s expense, UPS adds cockpit device to clear smoke, Google gets go ahead to acquire ITA with restrictions
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Cockpit smoke a factor in UPS crash, UAL to transition to CO operating certificate, Las Vegas Halloween parade
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Plague scare in Miami evacuates airport, UPS’s first crash, hotel phone and in-room movie revenue wanes
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Rural package deliveries may disappear, start-up airlines struggling to survive, Delta approved for Tokyo flights
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AA renovates 737 interior, UPS introduces ‘luggage box’, Boyd Gaming changing player loyalty program
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Air India crash puts focus on safety, Boeing will develop 737 replacement, Pilots laid off at UPS
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FedEx comes out firmly against FAA reauthorization bill unionization mandate, fire in cockpit diverts United Airlines flight, unsettled weather caused by climate change may impact aviation safety
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