May 7, 2012 - Capt. Lee Moak, president of the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA), issued the following statement of strong support for European pilot organization leaders’ call for the European Aviation Safety Administration (EASA) to issue new science-based flight- and duty-time regulations and minimum rest requirements for airline pilots

“ALPA stands shoulder-to-shoulder with the European pilot organization leaders who fly for SkyTeam, Star, and oneworld Alliance airlines, the International Federation of Airline Pilots’ Associations, and the European Cockpit Association in their work to make clear the serious safety risk posed by pilot fatigue and in their call for new European flight- and duty-time limitations that are science-based and take into account the perspectives of all stakeholders, including air crew representatives.”