The Federal Aviation Administration, or FAA,
美国联邦航空管理局，又称联邦航空局，
the government agency that regulates civil aviation in the United States,
是美国监督和管理民用航空事业的政府机构vR9^Qgc)7w.。
announced new rules this month to combat pilot fatigue.
该机构于本月宣布了新规定以防止飞行员疲劳驾驶Ad,KtWXhBj。
The new guidelines, which will go into effect in two years,
这项新规定将在两年内实施，
call for reducing the number of pilots' on-duty hours and giving them a 10-hour rest period between shifts,
规定减少飞行员的值班时间，并让其在两班之间有10个小时的休息时间，
so they can get at least 8 hours of uninterrupted sleep.
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The new rules apply to only pilots of passenger airlines.
这项规定只针对客机的飞行员))c|zk-DU1o[L6Nx。
FAA determined that including pilots who fly cargo planes
联邦航空局认为货机占到了整个航空业的一大部分，
a large segment of the aviation industry would add too much to the cost of implementing the changes.
如果将其包括进来，这项新规定的实施成本将会过高Xp3XJC~r^OL。
But the Independent Pilots Association has filed a lawsuit asking the government to set one level of safety for all pilots.
但是独立飞行员协会已经就此提起诉讼，要求政府为所有飞行员设置同一水平的安全保障标准B-vW9o*LnZeanl^DLjv,。