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Pilot Work Rules to Change

Steve Scott

Monday, September 28th, 2009

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Pilot fatigue initiatives resulting from the Feb. 12 fatal crash of Colgan Air Flight 3407 in Buffalo, NY were revealed at a House aviation subcommittee hearing on Sept. 23. Among other things, Federal Aviation Administrator Randy Babbitt noted that "as a result of [the industry-wide call to action], our inspectors found that about two-thirds of the carriers operating under the traditional regulatory requirements for pilot training and checking (i.e. carriers that do not participate in an Advanced Qualification Program) had…

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