Don’t forget to set your clocks forward one hour on Sunday, March 8, 2026, at 0200 in observance of the change to Daylight Saving Time (DST) in the United States. The only parts of the US that do not participate in DST are Hawaii, most of Arizona, Puerto Rico, the US Virgin Islands, Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, and American Samoa.
As a reminder, the change to DST in the UK and most of Europe will occur on March 29, 2026.
As provided for in Section 6.V.3. of our Contract, the layover minimum legal rest (off-duty) periods may be reduced by one hour when these off-duty periods extend to or beyond 0200 standard time on the designated day when the change from standard time to daylight time occurs, unless such reduction would result in a legal rest below the established FAA minimum. Please be mindful that any delay could result in an illegal layover and that we must still have the minimum ten (10) hours of legal rest over the time change.
Potential Impact to the Reserve Preferencing Portal: Historically, the portal used to input Reserve Preferencing criteria has closed 1:00 hour earlier than usual on the day DST begins. Although the company has been working on a fix for this issue, out of an abundance of caution, Reserves who are available for Monday, March 9th, are encouraged to have their preferences on file by 1500 HDT on Sunday, March 8th, to ensure the requests are considered.
