Why would there be an FAA reg regarding leaving early? FAA deals with safety; leaving early is not a safety issue but a business decision. David R -------------- Original message -------------- From: Tyler Munoz <Tyler.Munoz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > On my US Airways Shuttle flight BOS-LGA yesterday morning we pushed back > 15 minutes before the scheduled departure time and were off the ground > shortly after our quick taxi to runway 9. I've seen them close the > aircraft door a few minutes early on flights before, and I have even > seen them leaving a few minutes early before. This just seemed to be an > extreme case, and with 40 shuttle trips to LGA last year, I have never > experienced it. Does anyone know if there is any sort of FAA regulation > regarding this out there? I did a Google search, but didn't uncover > anything.