THE US DEPARTMENT of Transportation (DoT) will no longer require US carriers to file mechanical delays and flight cancellations as part of normal on-time reporting.
The change re-instates reporting requirements, in place until January, when the DoT required major US carriers to include aircraft problems and flight cancellations in their reports.
The DoT believes that the additional data will provide a more complete picture of airline performance. Pilots and mechanics, however, have expressed concern that the rule change might put undue pressure on an airline to maintain on-time performance.
Source: Flight International