Part 117 vs. BID2606 · SDF-Z 757/767 international

SDF-Z 757/767 international: 67 of 234 lines pass.

Bid period 2606 (06 Sep – 01 Nov 2026), domicile SDF-Z (Louisville, KY), the international 757/767 bid group — Europe and Asia flying, augmented crews. Every line and every pairing evaluated against 14 CFR Part 117 as written — 321 of 916 pairings fly augmented (3–4 pilots). Method, assumptions, and the other domiciles are on the hub page.

What this is — and is not. Part 117 does not currently apply to all-cargo operations; they fly under the older Part 121 Subpart Q/R/S limits and their collective bargaining agreements. Nothing on this page says any carrier is violating any regulation — every schedule analyzed here is legal as published under the rules that actually govern it. This is an independent what-if: if the cargo carve-out were removed tomorrow, how much of the bid period would survive? Congress is currently considering exactly that question (H.R. 7526, the Safe Skies Act; H.R. 7191, the Fatigued Pilot Protection Act). This analysis is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or produced for the FAA, any carrier, or any union.
67 of 234
lines with times pass Part 117 as built (+1 more only with scheduled sleep-room rest)
677 of 916
pairings are legal on their own; 22 more only with sleep-room rest
217
pairings would have to be rebuilt before any line containing them could be legal
§117.27
the dominant failing rule in this pack

The mechanism

Why pairings fail here.

239 of 916 pairings fail Part 117 on their own. Counts below are pairings touched by each rule.

RulePairingsWhat it limits
§117.27117More than 3 consecutive night duty periods infringing the 0200–0559 circadian low without a qualifying reset.
§117.27*23A 4–5-night run legal only if the carrier scheduled ≥2 h of sleep-room rest during each night duty — the sits are long enough, but provision is not in the bid data.
§117.13 Table B70Scheduled flight duty period exceeds the Table B maximum for its report time and segment count (2-pilot).
§117.25(b)56A duty period begun without 30 consecutive duty-free hours in the trailing 168.
§117.25(g)3A deadhead longer than the applicable Table B period without matching rest before the next flight duty period.

The verdicts

Every line with times.

CT = credit time per pay period · DO = days off · FDPs = flight duty periods · Night run = longest run of consecutive duty periods infringing the window of circadian low.

LineTypeCT PP1 / PP2DOTripsFDPsNight runVerdictFailing rule · pairings
500Flying72:50 / 75:0516+155235Fail§117.27 5277, 5278, 5322
501Flying75:16 / 81:3915+144246Fail§117.27 5276, 5331, 5323, 5314 · §117.25(b) 5314
502Flying74:30 / 77:0214+154175Fail§117.27 5308 · §117.27* 5294, 5330, 5292
503Flying74:09 / 77:4814+144216Fail§117.27 5307, 5304, 5326, 5300 · §117.25(b) 5307
504Flying71:35 / 77:1614+164235Fail§117.27 5301, 5269, 5340 · §117.27* 5290
505Flying77:34 / 77:4413+154195Fail§117.27 5298 · §117.27* 5328, 5291, 5332
506Flying75:41 / 74:2015+164226Fail§117.27 5286, 5266, 5333 · §117.27* 5320
507Flying75:41 / 77:0615+154216Fail§117.27 5289, 5302, 5316 · §117.27* 5315
508Flying75:52 / 74:3415+154216Fail§117.27 5287, 5325, 5275 · §117.27* 5318
509Flying80:41 / 77:4315+144195Fail§117.27 5296, 5342 · §117.27* 5338 · §117.25(b) 5338
510Flying76:14 / 74:5414+154205Fail§117.27 5297 · §117.27* 5309
511Flying75:02 / 77:3715+154195Fail§117.27 5341 · §117.27* 5329, 5299
512Flying75:27 / 73:5816+164225Fail§117.27 5267, 5339 · §117.27* 5337
513Flying74:50 / 71:5015+164185Fail§117.27 5310 · §117.27* 5294, 5293, 5303
514Flying75:35 / 73:4914+154206Fail§117.27 5342, 5263, 5321, 5280 · §117.13 Table B 5263
515Flying75:04 / 75:2216+154225Fail§117.27 5273, 5272 · §117.27* 5328, 5332
516Flying74:32 / 74:5816+154225Fail§117.27 5269, 5317, 5283 · §117.27* 5327
517Flying74:40 / 75:0215+154206Fail§117.27 5305, 5323, 5344
518Flying78:46 / 74:1815+144216Fail§117.27 5345, 5306 · §117.27* 5290, 5311
519Flying74:54 / 75:2316+164236Fail§117.27 5268, 5342, 5285, 5312 · §117.25(b) 5312
520Flying74:21 / 73:3415+164206Fail§117.27 5324, 5323
521Flying75:57 / 75:2015+154185Fail§117.27 5271 · §117.27* 5295, 5334
522Flying75:42 / 74:5814+144226Fail§117.27 5288, 5282 · §117.27* 5320, 5319
523Flying75:34 / 76:5516+154215Fail§117.27 5336, 5269, 5343
524Flying82:31 / 82:3014+142162Fail§117.13 Table B 5642×2
525Flying82:31 / 82:3314+132162Fail§117.13 Table B 5643×2, 5644×2
526Flying82:53 / 75:5911+145191Pass
527Flying80:47 / 73:1312+165181Pass
528Flying88:08 / 80:3212+154161Fail§117.13 Table B 5522, 5583
529Flying78:14 / 79:3015+144142Fail§117.13 Table B 5564
530Flying86:09 / 75:1114+154202Fail§117.13 Table B 5554 · §117.25(d) 5459 (line-caused)
531Flying85:28 / 80:0014+153161Fail§117.13 Table B 5584
532Flying81:08 / 79:5712+155174Fail§117.27 5414 (line-caused) · §117.13 Table B 5565
533Flying83:23 / 81:3814+144163Fail§117.13 Table B 5541×2
534Flying76:45 / 82:4714+145183Fail§117.13 Table B 5541×2, 5568
535Flying80:59 / 73:0013+155183Pass
536Flying73:16 / 77:1816+154191Fail§117.13 Table B 5585, 5564 · §117.25(b) 5521×2 (line-caused), 5521
537Flying83:16 / 75:5715+153141Pass
538Flying77:14 / 82:4012+147191Pass
539Flying76:00 / 86:1713+146184Fail§117.27 5621
540Flying86:15 / 76:1414+162235Fail§117.27 5596, 5734×2
541Flying76:44 / 83:2114+142196Fail§117.27 5708×2 · §117.13 Table B 5589
542Flying88:16 / 87:0414+142225Fail§117.27 5740
543Flying77:39 / 88:3615+132215Fail§117.27 5609, 5753
544Flying87:55 / 88:0514+142225Fail§117.27 5719, 5735 · §117.13 Table B 5735
545Flying88:05 / 81:4114+152225Fail§117.27 5726×2 · §117.25(b) 5633×3
546Flying81:31 / 87:5715+142205Fail§117.27 5630, 5724
547Flying88:05 / 85:5614+142235Fail§117.27 5727×2, 5683
548Flying87:32 / 87:5014+132226Fail§117.27 5716 · §117.13 Table B 5711 · §117.25(b) 5711×2, 5716
549Flying80:15 / 87:0415+142211Pass
550Flying88:36 / 88:5613+132235Fail§117.27 5751, 5761
551Flying80:13 / 78:5614+152206Fail§117.27 5619
552Flying87:55 / 88:2614+142225Fail§117.27 5720, 5743
553Flying88:05 / 83:2414+142205Fail§117.27 5661
554Flying88:05 / 88:2614+142234Fail§117.27 5729 · §117.25(b) 5729×3
555Flying87:50 / 88:2613+142246Fail§117.27 5714, 5745 · §117.25(b) 5714, 5745×3
556Flying76:25 / 87:5715+142205Fail§117.27 5606, 5725
557Flying83:45 / 75:5914+152182Pass
558Flying86:01 / 87:0014+132203Fail§117.25(b) 5704
559Flying83:19 / 81:5015+132206Fail§117.27 5658, 5634
560Flying75:58 / 88:2116+142225Fail§117.27 5739, 5746
561Flying85:14 / 87:5914+143275Fail§117.27 5732
562Flying79:51 / 75:0414+163193Pass
563Flying87:42 / 89:1913+133276Fail§117.27 5581 · §117.25(b) 5631×3
564Flying87:55 / 75:2314+153205Fail§117.27 5718, 5545
565Flying82:37 / 74:4414+163255Fail§117.27 5731, 5626 · §117.25(b) 5731×3, 5626
566Flying79:22 / 75:2015+153226Fail§117.27 5715 · §117.13 Table B 5537 · §117.25(b) 5715, 5537
567Flying76:49 / 80:5815+153225Fail§117.27 5668 · §117.25(b) 5668×2, 5573
568Flying80:40 / 80:2415+153205Fail§117.27 5723
569Flying82:50 / 88:3814+143205Fail§117.27 5755 · §117.13 Table B 5597 · §117.25(b) 5597
570Flying79:12 / 78:4615+144255Fail§117.27 5600 · §117.25(b) 5552, 5512
571Flying83:51 / 79:0312+157245Fail§117.27 5659, 5539
572Flying75:59 / 78:2511+1411265Fail§117.27 5417 (line-caused), 5577 · §117.25(b) 5381 (line-caused)
573Flying75:07 / 81:2712+158253Pass
574Flying79:44 / 81:2513+139255Fail§117.27 5413 (line-caused)
575Flying75:57 / 77:3313+1112224Fail§117.27 5417 (line-caused) · §117.25(b) 5431 (line-caused)
576Flying78:52 / 78:4712+155214Fail§117.27 5591, 5523
577Flying80:24 / 86:4915+145223Fail§117.13 Table B 5649, 5594 · §117.25(b) 5594
578Flying76:27 / 81:1611+159211Fail§117.13 Table B 5576
579Flying79:54 / 77:0713+155255Fail§117.27 5752, 5571
580Flying82:41 / 76:0413+165265Fail§117.27 5759
581Flying76:37 / 79:1313+156216Fail§117.27 5417 (line-caused)
582Flying84:24 / 76:3114+156225Fail§117.27 5599 · §117.13 Table B 5529×2
583Flying87:36 / 86:3313+142112Fail§117.25(b) 5692×2
584Flying79:19 / 89:1915+132122Pass
585Flying85:25 / 88:3913+132123Fail§117.13 Table B 5756
586Flying86:28 / 88:3612+132103Fail§117.25(b) 5690
587Flying89:15 / 88:3012+132153Pass
588Flying85:20 / 84:3214+142102Pass
589Flying86:51 / 82:5114+142142Fail§117.25(b) 5651×2
590Flying88:10 / 84:2113+142143Fail§117.13 Table B 5737 · §117.25(b) 5663×2
591Flying89:15 / 85:0913+132163Fail§117.13 Table B 5672
592Flying86:45 / 88:2114+142121Pass
593Flying86:56 / 79:2113+152132Pass
594Flying88:10 / 85:4513+142142Fail§117.13 Table B 5679×2
595Flying89:21 / 86:4513+142152Fail§117.13 Table B 5695 · §117.25(b) 5695×5
596Flying85:51 / 82:2814+142162Fail§117.25(b) 5680×2
597Flying84:59 / 86:5514+142142Fail§117.13 Table B 5701
598Flying85:25 / 86:5514+142132Pass
599Flying84:45 / 87:5014+132133Pass
600Flying87:19 / 79:3713+152102Fail§117.13 Table B 5616
601Flying82:14 / 75:5514+15271Fail§117.25(b) 5604×2
602Flying82:19 / 82:2314+142142Pass
603Flying85:25 / 82:5114+152152Fail§117.25(b) 5652
604Flying87:56 / 75:0213+152123Fail§117.25(b) 5721×4
605Flying86:49 / 89:0714+132133Pass
606Flying89:36 / 89:2413+132132Fail§117.13 Table B 5771×2 · §117.25(b) 5771
607Flying80:43 / 82:4914+152112Fail§117.13 Table B 5764
608Flying83:05 / 81:1714+142111Fail§117.13 Table B 5654
609Flying89:11 / 89:2713+142142Fail§117.25(b) 5772
610Flying85:51 / 81:0814+142194Fail§117.27 5625 · §117.13 Table B 5681
611Flying84:59 / 81:2714+152134Fail§117.27 5629
612Flying86:44 / 75:1414+152112Pass
613Flying83:58 / 86:5214+133182Fail§117.25(b) 5691×2
614Flying89:27 / 87:1213+143212Fail§117.25(b) 5562×2, 5686
615Flying75:43 / 88:1115+133172Fail§117.25(b) 5574
616Flying73:16 / 84:5916+132122Pass
617Flying80:30 / 87:1413+143112Fail§117.13 Table B 5653, 5569
618Flying79:42 / 76:2212+163153Fail§117.25(b) 5648
619Flying86:32 / 88:5912+143182Fail§117.13 Table B 5570
620Flying79:43 / 86:1915+143132Fail§117.13 Table B 5646×2 · §117.25(b) 5689
621Flying87:29 / 76:3312+153174Fail§117.27 5685 · §117.13 Table B 5685
622Flying85:01 / 77:0014+153124Fail§117.27 5664
623Flying83:19 / 82:5314+143143Fail§117.13 Table B 5608×2
624Flying84:24 / 88:3814+143182Pass
625Flying84:54 / 79:2113+153142Fail§117.13 Table B 5614, 5700
626Flying78:51 / 82:2214+143141Pass
627Flying77:27 / 82:0015+143122Fail§117.13 Table B 5617
628Flying83:11 / 84:3114+143132Fail§117.13 Table B 5688
629Flying79:47 / 82:3415+143153Fail§117.13 Table B 5677
630Flying88:34 / 86:5014+133131Fail§117.13 Table B 5593, 5538×2
631Flying88:06 / 76:0814+133181Fail§117.13 Table B 5645
632Flying80:51 / 88:0015+123122Pass
633Flying83:14 / 88:2612+145191Fail§117.25(b) 5546 (line-caused), 5532
634Flying76:59 / 80:3411+156223Pass
635Flying80:48 / 83:1311+148244Fail§117.27 5417 (line-caused) · §117.13 Table B 5587×2 · §117.25(b) 5768
636Flying77:45 / 85:3311+147172Fail§117.13 Table B 5748 · §117.25(b) 5413 (line-caused), 5400×2 (line-caused), 5748×2 (line-caused)
637Flying77:08 / 77:4813+156191Fail§117.13 Table B 5622 · §117.25(b) 5622×2 (line-caused), 5622 · §117.25(g) 5622
638Flying82:02 / 86:5913+144151Fail§117.13 Table B 5540×2, 5580
639Flying76:59 / 87:2214+134213Fail§117.13 Table B 5773 · §117.25(b) 5773×2
640Flying78:57 / 85:1914+144151Pass
641Flying75:16 / 80:2615+154182Fail§117.13 Table B 5687, 5647 · §117.25(b) 5687
642Flying77:19 / 87:2315+134142Pass
643Flying78:17 / 75:4611+138242Pass
644Flying86:59 / 79:2613+154192Fail§117.13 Table B 5628
645Flying80:52 / 76:4613+165162Fail§117.13 Table B 5682 · §117.25(b) 5682
646Flying78:01 / 76:2114+146212Fail§117.13 Table B 5582 · §117.25(b) 5582
647Flying81:59 / 83:0713+144182Fail§117.25(b) 5650×2
648Flying76:46 / 83:3015+145191Pass
649Flying75:08 / 75:4813+1414255Fail§117.27 5107 (line-caused) · §117.13 Table B 5171
650Flying76:50 / 74:5812+1512253Pass
651Flying75:41 / 75:3614+1511263Pass
652Flying81:57 / 75:5711+1510214Fail§117.27 5240 (line-caused) · §117.13 Table B 5240
653Flying76:58 / 75:3813+139234Fail§117.27 5249 (line-caused), 5228 · §117.25(b) 5238 (line-caused)
654Flying76:56 / 75:2912+1312244Fail§117.27 5211 (line-caused)
655Flying76:58 / 75:1212+1512222Pass
656Flying80:34 / 77:4613+1312255Fail§117.27 5109 (line-caused) · §117.13 Table B 5050, 5109, 5230
657Flying75:56 / 76:2914+1410214Fail§117.27 5218 (line-caused) · §117.13 Table B 5218
658Flying80:44 / 76:0012+1412265Fail§117.27 5236 (line-caused), 5161 (line-caused) · §117.13 Table B 5250
659Flying75:55 / 75:4815+1412255Fail§117.27 5027 (line-caused)
660Flying77:50 / 76:5713+1312234Fail§117.27 5167 (line-caused)
661Flying80:50 / 75:4212+1412255Fail§117.27 5026 (line-caused) · §117.25(b) 5059 (line-caused), 5239 (line-caused)
662Flying80:53 / 76:0012+129236Fail§117.27 5253
663Flying78:47 / 76:3915+139224Fail§117.27 5235
664Flying76:54 / 76:0015+1410253Pass
665Flying79:57 / 75:3913+1513284Fail§117.27 5000 (line-caused), 5245 (line-caused)
666Flying80:48 / 76:4114+1312235Fail§117.27 5196 (line-caused), 5105 (line-caused) · §117.25(b) 5181 (line-caused)
667Flying78:48 / 76:3414+1413273Fail§117.13 Table B 5251
668Flying79:56 / 75:1814+1410232Pass
669Flying78:52 / 75:2912+1416266Fail§117.27 5096 (line-caused)
670Flying76:49 / 75:5114+1413254Fail§117.27 5012 (line-caused), 5027 (line-caused), 5192 (line-caused)
671Flying80:48 / 77:2513+1411243Pass
672Flying81:53 / 75:3413+1611234Fail§117.27 5042 (line-caused)
673Flying75:58 / 76:4715+159236Fail§117.27 5242 · §117.13 Table B 5242
674Flying78:56 / 75:4814+1413255Fail§117.27 5004 (line-caused), 5258 (line-caused), 5097 (line-caused), 5397 (line-caused) · §117.25(b) 5397 (line-caused), 5163×3 (line-caused)
675Flying77:07 / 75:4614+1412264Fail§117.27 5037 (line-caused), 5045 (line-caused)
676Flying84:23 / 83:5614+136151Pass
677Flying75:56 / 87:2814+135141Pass
678Flying88:58 / 88:5812+137131Pass
679Flying83:57 / 88:5713+136151Pass
680Flying81:57 / 84:5314+136171Pass
681Flying82:59 / 82:5714+146151Pass
682Flying83:27 / 75:1114+145151Pass
683Flying75:52 / 87:5216+146141Pass
684Flying79:49 / 79:0713+155131Pass
685Flying76:59 / 76:4114+156161Pass
686Flying81:56 / 88:5714+146151Pass
687Flying75:00 / 86:0116+142112Fail§117.25(b) 5889
688Flying85:45 / 82:0014+15281Pass
689Flying78:39 / 81:2515+15271Fail§117.25(g) 5875
690Flying77:58 / 75:0215+16281Pass
691Flying87:58 / 75:1414+15271Pass
692Flying85:01 / 82:2214+152101Pass
693Flying85:45 / 79:3514+152102Fail§117.25(b) 5877
694Flying83:15 / 81:1214+15291Pass
695Flying76:51 / 87:4415+14281Pass
696Flying85:45 / 79:1414+142102Fail§117.25(b) 5876
697Flying78:32 / 84:0215+144141Pass
698Flying78:35 / 82:5615+134121Pass
699Flying76:40 / 79:5214+154121Pass
700Flying81:57 / 87:4215+144151Pass
701Flying88:26 / 88:4115+134111Pass
702Flying87:55 / 86:5812+116121Pass
703Flying77:27 / 89:0715+134142Fail§117.25(b) 5871 · §117.25(g) 5871
704Flying86:58 / 88:1513+145122Fail§117.25(b) 5860
705Flying75:48 / 82:0216+135121Pass
706Flying84:41 / 84:4914+154111Fail§117.25(b) 5893
707Flying81:09 / 88:0215+126121Pass
708Flying87:49 / 88:1814+13381Pass
709Flying77:48 / 88:4615+13371Pass
710Flying76:47 / 88:4116+133131Pass
711Flying0:00 / 80:560+114122Pass
712Flying0:00 / 77:030+117145Fail§117.27 5446 (line-caused), 5421 (line-caused)
713Flying0:00 / 77:070+118174Fail§117.27 5417 (line-caused)
714Flying0:00 / 80:320+113102Fail§117.13 Table B 5526×2
715Flying0:00 / 83:250+112102Fail§117.13 Table B 5598 · §117.25(b) 5598
716Flying0:00 / 83:030+115134Fail§117.27 5414 (line-caused)
717Flying0:00 / 86:360+114122Pass
718Flying0:00 / 73:500+118125Fail§117.27 5415 (line-caused)
719Flying0:00 / 81:550+114114Fail§117.27 5416 (line-caused)
720Flying0:00 / 80:560+114102Pass
721Flying0:00 / 79:580+118152Pass
722Flying0:00 / 80:550+117130Pass
723Flying0:00 / 76:140+118145Fail§117.27 5446 (line-caused)
724Flying0:00 / 82:390+116101Fail§117.25(b) 5386 (line-caused)
725Flying0:00 / 77:540+115125Fail§117.27 5413 (line-caused) · §117.13 Table B 5513
726Flying0:00 / 77:470+115184Fail§117.27 5417×2 (line-caused), 5567 · §117.25(b) 5567×5 (line-caused)
727Flying0:00 / 83:390+122111Fail§117.25(b) 5586
728Standby66:00 / 66:0016+1624244Fail§117.27 5896 (line-caused), 5897×2 (line-caused), 5898 (line-caused), 5899×2 (line-caused)
729Standby66:00 / 66:0013+1324244Fail§117.27 5900×2 (line-caused), 5901 (line-caused), 5902×3 (line-caused)
730Standby85:07 / 85:3214+144205Fail§117.27 5904, 5907, 5905×2
731Standby85:38 / 85:3314+144205Fail§117.27 5907×2, 5905, 5906
732Flying71:08 / 59:0516+184185Fail§117.27 5915, 5914
733Flying65:17 / 61:1617+184164Sleep-room§117.27* 5913

Reading the failures. Numbers such as 0281 are pairing (trip) identifiers in the pack. Sleep-room means the line is legal only if the carrier schedules ≥2 h suitable-accommodation rest during each consecutive night duty (§117.27's 5-night option). Line-caused failures come from how trips were placed on the line and could be fixed by line construction; all others are inherent in the pairing itself.

Line types with no times attached (RSSA ×11, RSSB ×10, RSVA ×34, RSVB ×14, VOR ×15, VTO ×33 — 117 lines) are excluded throughout: they carry no evaluable assignments.

The rest of the bid period

Six more domiciles, one method.

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