(Source: Forbes, April 4, 2024)
Once the Department of Transportation (DOT) on Tuesday unveiled new rules requiring two-member crews on board most freight trains, three U.S. pilot unions raised the question: Can the same policy continue for aircraft? “Requiring two crew members to operate a multi-ton freight train that is several miles long should be common sense, but now, there is thankfully a rule that mandates it,” said Mark Wallace, president of the Teamsters Rail Conference, in a prepared statement.
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