The US House of Representatives this week overwhelmingly passed legislation to revamp regulations for hiring and training pilots, the result of Congressional concern sparked by the February crash of a Colgan Air Q400 that killed 50 people near Buffalo.
The US House of Representatives this week overwhelmingly passed legislation to revamp regulations for hiring and training pilots, the result of Congressional concern sparked by the February crash of a Colgan Air Q400 that killed 50 people near Buffalo. The Airline Safety and Pilot Training Improvement Act of 2009, sponsored by aviation subcommittee Chairman Jerry Costello (D-Ill.), cleared the House by a 409-11 vote. "At the heart of [the bill] is the need to ensure that our commercial ...
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