FAA seeks comments on renewed reporting for flight and duty limits
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The FAA is asking for public comments before it renews an existing reporting requirement for airlines that exceed flight time or flight duty limits. Passenger carriers must report the scheduled and actual duty periods, basic flight details, and the reason for each exceedance. The agency uses the reports to spot scheduling problems, fatigue risks, and possible needs for operator action. Airlines that use or plan to use a fatigue risk management system, and those updating fatigue training, are also affected. This is not a new rule yet. It is a paperwork approval step under the federal information collection process, with comments due by June 29, 2026.
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Key Changes
- FAA seeks to renew an existing reporting collection for flight duty and rest limits.
- Air carriers must report exceedances of maximum flight time and flight duty period limits, plus flight details and reasons.
- Airlines using fatigue risk management systems or updating fatigue training may need additional recordkeeping and reporting.
Obligations
What this law requires
Certificated air carriers conducting passenger operations under 14 CFR Part 121 must report any exceedance of a maximum daily flight time limit or maximum daily Flight Duty Period (FDP) limit, including the scheduled maximum and actual flight duty periods and flight times, basic flight information (such as city pairs, departure times, and flight number), and the reason for the exceedance.
Certificated air carriers conducting passenger operations under 14 CFR part 121 must report each instance in which they exceed a maximum daily flight time limit or maximum daily Flight Duty Period (FDP) limit, including the scheduled maximum and actual flight duty periods/flight times, basic flight information (such as city pairs, departure times, and flight number), and the reason for the exceedance.
Air carriers using or seeking approval for a Fatigue Risk Management System (FRMS) must collect and report data specific to the operational need for which FRMS authorization is sought.
Air carriers that choose to develop a Fatigue Risk Management System (FRMS) under 14 CFR 117.7 must collect data specific to the needs of the operation for which FRMS authorization will be sought and retain/report related activities as part of the annual recordkeeping and reporting burden.
Air carriers must develop the specific fatigue-training elements required by 14 CFR 117.9 and incorporate those elements into their training program.