{"id":1672191,"date":"2022-10-04T13:11:02","date_gmt":"2022-10-04T17:11:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1672191"},"modified":"2022-10-04T13:11:12","modified_gmt":"2022-10-04T17:11:12","slug":"u-s-faa-mandates-new-flight-attendant-rest-time-rules","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-faa-mandates-new-flight-attendant-rest-time-rules\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. FAA mandates new flight attendant rest time rules"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fu-s-faa-mandates-new-flight-attendant-rest-time-rules%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1672191&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>By David Shepardson<\/p>\n<p>ARLINGTON, Va. (Reuters) -The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Tuesday finalized new rules requiring airline flight attendants receive at least 10 hours of rest time between shifts, an action that Congress directed in 2018.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1\">\n<\/div>\n<p>The FAA first proposed the rule in October 2021. Under existing rules, flight attendants get at least nine hours of rest time but it can be as little as eight hours in certain circumstances.<\/p>\n<p>Acting FAA Administrator Billy Nolen, who has been on the job since April 1, said during a news conference at Washington National Airport that the rule took \u201d way too long\u201d to finalize. \u201cThey need just as must rest\u201d as pilots, Nolen added.<\/p>\n<p>Sara Nelson, president of the Association of Flight Attendants representing 50,000 workers at 17 airlines, said the rest rule was a \u201csafety loophole we had to close.\u201d Under the administration of President Donald Trump the rule \u201cwas put on a regulatory path to kill this.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Under Trump, the FAA issued an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking but never proposed new rules despite the 2018 directive from Congress.<\/p>\n<p>Airlines will have 90 days to comply once the rule takes effect. The FAA estimates airlines will need to hire 565 additional flight attendants at a cost of about $117 million annually. <\/p>\n<p>Airlines for America, a trade group representing major carriers including American Airlines, Delta Air Lines and United Airlines, said \u201chaving rested and alert flight attendants\u201d is critical to aviation safety, adding airlines back \u201cscientifically validated and data-driven countermeasures to prevent fatigue.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Senate Commerce Committee chair Maria Cantwell said \u201cflight attendants perform critical safety roles on behalf of the flying public and have long deserved the same rest periods afforded to pilots.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The majority of U.S. flight attendants typically do receive 10 hours of rest from airlines, but current rules allow for less. <\/p>\n<p>After the FAA published an advance notice of the planned rules in 2019, Delta announced it would mandate the 10-hour rest requirement by February 2020.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are happy to hear that the new rule will apply across the industry and ensure flight crews at other airlines receive the rest they need to keep our skies safe,\u201d Delta said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p> (Reporting by David ShepardsonEditing by Bill Berkrot)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/business\/u-s-faa-mandates-new\/attachment\/file-photo-jetblue-event-marking-first-transatlantic-flight-between-new\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/tagreuters.com2022binary_LYNXMPEI930T8-BASEIMAGE.jpg\" alt=\"tagreuters.com2022binary_LYNXMPEI930T8-BASEIMAGE\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By David Shepardson ARLINGTON, Va. 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