Safe Skies Act of 2026

This legislation aims to standardize flightcrew member duty and rest requirements across all air carrier operations. Its primary purpose is to ensure that the safety regulations currently applicable to pilots in passenger operations are also extended to those working in all-cargo operations . Specifically, the bill mandates that the Secretary of Transportation modify a final rule published by the Federal Aviation Administration on January 4, 2012, within 30 days of the Act's enactment. This modification will apply the existing duty and rest requirements to flightcrew members in all-cargo operations in the same manner as they apply to passenger operations, without requiring adherence to standard rulemaking procedures under section 553 of title 5, United States Code.