Flyge- og arbeidstidsbegrensninger

Det blir uro av dette. UPS og FedEx samt alle andre cargo airlines i USA er unntatt bestemmelsene jeg har referert til tidligere:

UPS pilots suing FAA; don't want to fly tired

WASHINGTON (AP) - United Parcel Service pilots went to court Thursday hoping to make the government include them under new rules designed to ensure airline pilots aren't too sleepy to fly.

Their union, the Independent Pilots Association, filed a lawsuit against the Federal Aviation Administration one day after the new rules for passenger airline pilots were announced. Cargo carriers are exempt from the rules. The union wants the court to tell the FAA to reconsider including them, too.

The FAA has said forcing cargo carriers to reduce the number of hours their pilots can fly would be too costly when compared with the safety benefits. Imposing the rules on cargo airlines like Federal Express or UPS would have added another $214 million to the cost, FAA officials said.