In the past, pilots could spend those eight hours getting to and from the hotel, showering and eating. Pilots will be limited to flying eight or nine hours, depending on their start times. They must also have 30 consecutive hours of rest each week, a 25% increase over previous requirements. ARCHIVE: FAA says pilots must work shorter shifts, rest more (Dec. 21, 2011).
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Definition of orphan. 1  1 : a child deprived by death of one or usually both parents He became an orphan when his parents died in a car accident. 2  2 : a young animal that has lost its mother feeding calves that are orphans. 3  3 : one deprived of some protection or advantage orphans of the storm refugee orphans of the war.