Click the button for the 2024 Fatigue MOU and the joint guidance put out by NATCA and the FAA. If you have questions about any of this or feel the rules are not being applied correctly, please reach out to your Area Rep or another member of the E-board.

Don’t forget, every individual is guaranteed at least 30 hours off every week.

2026 Update to the Fatigue MOU:

“After careful consideration and discussion regarding current facility staffing levels and concerns with meeting time between shift requirements as identified in the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) dated July 19, 2024, the Parties at the national level have collaboratively agreed to suspend the application of the requirement for a 12-hour off-duty period prior to a midnight shift, as outlined in Sections 1.a. 4. and 1. b. 5. for use in the development of the 2026 Basic Watch Schedule (BWS) and for the application and use for the period covered by 2026 BWS. All other provisions of the MOU, including the 12-hour rest period following the midnight shift, remain unchanged and in effect.”

The Parties at the local level should consider the use of a 4-10 schedule in the BWS to help mitigate the effects of working midnight shift assignments. Additionally, the Parties have collaboratively agreed to meet and review processes to address fatigue associated with the counterclockwise rotating 2 2-1 schedule and metrics for us for use in the development of the 2027 BWS and for the application and use for the period covered by 2027 BWS.