LaHood to Ask UPS, FedEx to Follow New Pilot-Fatigue Rule
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U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said he’ll meet with officials of United Parcel Service Inc. and FedEx Corp. to urge the two cargo airlines to adopt pilot-fatigue rules imposed on passenger carriers.
Following up on a promise he made in December, after the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration announced the new work-hour restrictions wouldn’t apply to cargo carriers, LaHood said today he’ll try to use the power of persuasion. The meeting will occur tomorrow, Justin Nisly, a spokesman for the department, said in an e-mail.