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H.R. 182, the Safe Skies Act, would eliminate the "cargo carve-out" from Part 117, and require cargo operations to comply with Part 117 as well. Right now, cargo operations are excluded from complying with Part 117, a wholly illogical state of things. Fatigue is fatigue; it doesn't matter if there are passengers or boxes in back.
Here's a short fact sheet (PDF target) about the law; the bill itself is available here. If you'd like to dash out a message to your elected representation in support of H.R. 182, you can click here and do so without leaving your desk. (While some of these links are to ALPA's site, the generate-a-message function is operated by PopVOX and is wholly independent of the Air Line Pilots Association.)
If you are so inclined, please take a moment and tell your representation that you support one level of safety.
Here's a short fact sheet (PDF target) about the law; the bill itself is available here. If you'd like to dash out a message to your elected representation in support of H.R. 182, you can click here and do so without leaving your desk. (While some of these links are to ALPA's site, the generate-a-message function is operated by PopVOX and is wholly independent of the Air Line Pilots Association.)
If you are so inclined, please take a moment and tell your representation that you support one level of safety.