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Pilots Slam Europe’s Proposed Flight Duty Limits

Conflicting reactions to new proposals from both sides of the Atlantic on

The value of rest that airline pilots can get inflight is one of the factors taken into account by proposals for new flight duty time limits. (Photo: Boeing)

By Charles Alcock • Managing Editor

January 14, 2011

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