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The bill quickly extends passenger-equivalent rest rules to all-cargo flightcrews to improve safety, but does so on a tight timeline and without standard public rulemaking, creating added costs and implementation disruption for carriers and reduced stakeholder input.
All-cargo flightcrew members will be required to follow passenger-equivalent duty/rest limits, reducing crew fatigue and lowering the risk of fatigue-related accidents for crew and the public.
The 30-day implementation deadline accelerates the adoption of safety protections for cargo operations, getting the new rest limits into effect faster for crews and shippers.
Air carriers operating all-cargo flights (and their employees) will face higher compliance costs and scheduling disruptions to meet passenger-equivalent duty/rest limits.
The 30-day deadline could force rushed operational and scheduling changes, causing short-term disruptions for crews and carriers during implementation.
Exempting the change from notice-and-comment rulemaking reduces public input and oversight, limiting opportunities for states, industry stakeholders, and workers to propose practical adjustments.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Extends FAA flightcrew duty-and-rest requirements to flightcrew in all-cargo air carrier operations and requires DOT to amend the rule within 30 days, exempting the change from notice-and-comment.
Requires the Department of Transportation to change the FAA flightcrew duty-and-rest final rule so it covers flightcrew in all-cargo operations the same way it covers passenger flightcrew. The Transportation Secretary must complete the amendment within 30 days of enactment and the change is exempted from notice-and-comment rulemaking.
Official title: To require the Secretary of Transportation to modify the final rule relating to flightcrew member duty and rest requirements for passenger operations of air carriers to apply to all-cargo operations of air carriers, and for other purposes.
Introduced February 12, 2026 by Salud Carbajal · Last progress February 12, 2026