Caving In to Special Interests Defies Congress, Science, and Safety
August 2, 2011 - The Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA), expressed serious concern today that the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is causing delay in the issuance of the airline flight- and duty-time regulation and minimum rest requirements. Congress mandated an August 1 deadline for the issuance of these important safety regulations, which would apply equally to all airlines. This delay continues to place the safety of airline operations at risk.