FAA to propose new rules on airline pilot hours
June 16, 2009 ·
Obama administration officials said Monday they will propose new limits on how many hours airline pilots can fly in an effort to curb pilot fatigue, an issue safety officials have been urging action on for two decades. Randy Babbitt, the head of the Federal Aviation Administration, said he will propose the new rule in the [...]
Lawmakers seek to fix pilot fatigue, training
June 11, 2009 ·
Members of Congress said Thursday they will try to force regional airlines to fix problems with pilot training and fatigue highlighted by an investigation into an air crash in upstate New York in February. Rep. Jerry Costello, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee’s aviation subcommittee, told a hearing Thursday he’s fed up with [...]
Seoul’s Incheon international airport voted best
June 10, 2009 ·
South Korea’s Incheon International Airport has been voted the best in the world, according to a 10-month survey of airline passengers. Incheon, located about 70 km (43 miles) from Seoul, often ranks among the busiest airports in the world. It boasts a golf course, spa, private sleeping rooms, a casino, and indoor gardens that, according [...]
US to inspect pilot training at regional airlines
June 10, 2009 ·
US government officials said Tuesday they will beef up inspection of pilot training programs at regional airlines in response to safety concerns raised by the crash of a regional airliner in New York in February. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and Federal Aviation Administrator Randy Babbitt said in a statement they will also hold a meeting [...]
Panel explores safety issues in Hudson ditching
June 10, 2009 ·
When US Airways Flight 1549 landed in the Hudson River in January, the fuselage ruptured, sending water gushing into the cabin, and there didn’t appear to be enough room in the available life rafts for all the passengers and crew. Those were among the issues the National Transportation Safety Board was to address Wednesday in [...]
US Airlines say more flights on time in April
June 10, 2009 ·
Flights on U.S. airlines were on time more frequently in April than the month before and improved from a year earlier, according to data released Tuesday by the U.S. Department of Transportation. Hawaiian Airlines had the best on-time performance, while Comair — a subsidiary of Delta Air Lines Inc. — had the worst. Among legacy [...]
Pilots admired Hudson River before striking birds
June 9, 2009 ·
A passenger seated in the rear of US Airways Flight 1549 after the plane ditched into the Hudson River said Tuesday the water was rising so rapidly around him that he feared the plane was going to sink with passengers trapped inside. Billy Campbell, who was seated in the second-to-last row of the Airbus A320, [...]
