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Ensuring Passenger Safety by Preempting Duty and Rest Requirements
The Federal Aviation Administration published this proposed rule in the Federal Register on July 6, 2026. Comments closed on September 4, 2026.
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What the agency says
FAA proposes to clarify that FAA regulations governing flightcrew member and flight attendant duty and rest periods preempt all State and local meal and rest break requirements. This proposed rule also explains the agency's view that State meal and rest break requirements are preempted by the Airline Deregulation Act of 1978 (ADA) due to their significant impact on air carrier prices, routes, and services.
Key facts
- Document number
- 2026-13546
- Type
- Proposed rule
- Action
- Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM)
- Agency
- Transportation Department; Federal Aviation Administration
- Published
- July 6, 2026
- Comments due
- September 4, 2026
- Dates
- Send comments on or before September 4, 2026.
- Docket
- Docket No. FAA-2026-6739; Notice No. 26-06
- Regulation ID (RIN)
- 2120-AM27
- Code of Federal Regulations
- 14 CFR 117; 14 CFR 121
- Topics
- Air carriers; Aircraft; Airmen; Aviation safety; Reporting and recordkeeping requirements; Safety
- Pages
- 8
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