Flight Time, Flight Duty and Rest Times: A Comparison between the Regulations of Different Countries.

Kurzfassung

Flight time regulations are compared between different European countries. Ten factors are identified which played a major role in formulating restrictions and criteria. Conformity exists in the necessity to prescribe maximum permissible flight or duty times and minimum rest requirements on a daily basis. However, definitions and boundaries differ widely.Establishing the Internal Market within the EC will require common rules in the civil aviation sector. It will be dufficult to formulate a regulation to be accepted by all member states that will satisfy all safety demands.