Planned U.S. Pilot Rules Called Supply Risk

FAA’s proposal to increase the qualifications for first officers and other pilots has the potential to deplete the available pool of pilots and impose burdensome new costs, says the Regional Air Cargo Carriers (RACCA). At the behest of Congress, FAA on Feb. 29 published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) that would require airline transport pilot (ATP) certificates for first officers, and change a number of other training and qualification standards ...