Flight Recorders, Fuselage, Engines Dredged from the Deep

The NTSB has successfully completed the recovery of TransAir flight 810 this week, retrieving the remains of the Boeing 737-200 that ditched after the flight crew reported anomalies in both engines shortly after takeoff from Honolulu on July 2, 2021. The only occupants of the aircraft, the two pilots, survived. After the ditching, the majority of the plane’s wreckage came to rest on an ocean shelf about 400 feet deep. Flight 810 had been carrying cargo at the time, so TransAir worked with its insurance provider to recover the wreckage and salvage as much cargo as possible.

Rule Would Boost To 10 Hours’ Rest After 14 Hours Duty Time

The Department of Transportation has proposed a new regulation requiring flight attendants in service to have a longer rest period between shifts. The proposed rule would bump the period up to 10 consecutive hours of rest, when scheduled for duty periods 14 hours or less. Under current regulations, they are required to have a minimum of 9 hours of consecutive rest. In 2018’s FAA Reauthorization Act, Congress issued a directive to the FAA to increase the minimum rest period after scheduled duty of 14 hours or less in domestic, flag, and supplemental flights. The current regulations only grant a 9-hour rest period, which can be reduced to 8 hours under certain circumstances.