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The bill extends passenger-equivalent duty/rest limits to all-cargo flightcrews to reduce fatigue and improve safety, but does so on an expedited, non‑notice basis that raises compliance costs, risks operational disruption, and limits stakeholder input.
All-cargo flightcrew members will be required to follow the same duty/rest limits as passenger flightcrews, reducing fatigue-related incidents and improving safety for cargo crews, shippers, passengers, and the traveling public.
Cargo operations and affected workers will receive safety protections more quickly because the FAA must implement the rule within 30 days, accelerating the reduction of fatigue-related risks.
Air carriers operating all-cargo flights will face higher compliance costs and potential scheduling changes to meet passenger-equivalent duty/rest limits, which may raise operating costs and affect workers' schedules.
Carriers and crews may experience operational disruptions because the 30-day implementation deadline could force rushed schedule and staffing changes during rollout.
Stakeholders including state governments and transportation workers will have reduced opportunity for input because the change is exempted from notice-and-comment rulemaking, limiting oversight and potential practical adjustments.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Directs the FAA to apply passenger flightcrew duty-and-rest requirements to all-cargo flightcrew within 30 days, without notice-and-comment rulemaking.
Introduced February 12, 2026 by Salud Carbajal · Last progress February 12, 2026
Requires the Secretary of Transportation to amend the FAA's existing flightcrew duty-and-rest rule so the same duty and rest requirements that apply to passenger flightcrew also apply to flightcrew on all-cargo flights. The Department must complete the amendment within 30 days of enactment, and the change is exempted from the usual notice-and-comment rulemaking process. One other short provision gives the Act a short title and has no substantive effect.