Description: Section 212 of PL111-216 requires the FAA Administrator to conduct rulemaking establishing new flight and duty time regulations, requires all part 121 carriers to submit a Fatigue Risk Management Plan (FRM) for Administrator approval, and directs a study on commuting, with findings to be incorporated into fatigue rulemaking.
Status: The FAA published a final rule on flight and duty time on January 4, 2012. The complete text of the ruling can be found here.
Description: Section 206 of PL111-216 requires the FAA Administrator to convene an Aviation Rulemaking Committee to make recommendations focused on the areas of mentoring, professional development, and leadership, and then conduct a rulemaking based on Read more…
Description: Section 203 of PL111-216 requires the FAA to establish a centralized database of pilot records to be used for employment verification purposes. Status: Final rule published on 6/10/21. The final rule can be found Read more…
Description: Section 210 of PL111-216 requires ticket issuers to disclose the regional carrier operating a flight at the time of purchase. For internet sales of tickets, the actual air carrier must be clearly visible on Read more…