United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States National Archives and Records Administration Office of the Federal Register author aut Government Organization text government publication eng FR Regulatory Information 2015_register executive 2018-02-22 article Rules and Regulations D09002ee1c7f77bc2 D09002ee1c7f77c9f United States Department of Transportation originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency United States Federal Aviation Administration originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency This final rule conforms Federal Aviation Administration regulations to International Civil Aviation Organization standards and the Fair Treatment for Experienced Pilots Act, both of which no longer contain a pilot pairing requirement. Accordingly, this final rule removes the requirement for a pilot in command who has reached age 60 to be paired with a pilot under age 60 in international commercial air transport operations by air carriers conducting flag and supplemental operations, as well as for other pilots serving in certain international operations using civil airplanes on the U.S. registry. The removal of this restriction will allow all pilots serving on airplanes in international commercial air transport with more than one pilot to serve until age 65 without a requirement to be paired with a pilot under age 60. 80 FR 33397 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2015-06-12/2015-14248 2015-14248 fr12jn15-1 RIN 2120-AK68 4910-13-P Docket No.: FAA-2015-2129 Amdt. Nos. 61-134 and 121-372 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2015-06-12/2015-14248 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2015-06-12/html/2015-14248.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2015-06-12/pdf/2015-14248.pdf Air Carriers Aircraft Airmen Aviation Safety 5 p. 33397 33401 80 FR 33397 Title 14 Part 121 14 CFR Part 121 Title 14 Part 61 14 CFR Part 61 RIN 2120-AK68 Removal of Pilot Pairing Requirement; Federal Register Vol. 80, Issue RULE 2015-14248 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 2015-06-12 Docket No.: FAA-2015-2129 Amdt. Nos. 61-134 and 121-372 4910-13-P 2015-14248 Final rule.

This final rule conforms Federal Aviation Administration regulations to International Civil Aviation Organization standards and the Fair Treatment for Experienced Pilots Act, both of which no longer contain a pilot pairing requirement. Accordingly, this final rule removes the requirement for a pilot in command who has reached age 60 to be paired with a pilot under age 60 in international commercial air transport operations by air carriers conducting flag and supplemental operations, as well as for other pilots serving in certain international operations using civil airplanes on the U.S. registry. The removal of this restriction will allow all pilots serving on airplanes in international commercial air transport with more than one pilot to serve until age 65 without a requirement to be paired with a pilot under age 60.

This action becomes effective June 12, 2015. For technical questions concerning this document, contact Nancy Lauck Claussen, Air Transportation Division (AFS-200), Flight Standards Service, Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591; telephone (202) 267-8166; email Nancy.L.Claussen@faa.gov. Air Carriers Aircraft Airmen Aviation Safety Pilot Pairing Requirements , Nancy.L.Claussen@faa.gov Sara.Mikolop@faa.gov http://www.faa.gov/regulations_policies/ http://www.faa.gov/regulations_policies/rulemaking/sbre_act/ http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/ http://www.regulations.gov Vol. 80, no. 113 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2015-06-12 continuing daily deposited born digital 634 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2015-06-12 P0b002ee1988724af 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr12jn15 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2015-06-12 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2015-06-12/pdf/FR-2015-06-12.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2015-06-12/xml/FR-2015-06-12.xml fdlp 33397 34021 DGPO 2018-02-22 2024-06-02 FR-2015-06-12 machine generated eng FR FR-2015-06-12 80 113