The FAA on Monday proposed to substantially raise the
qualification requirements for first officers who fly for U.S.
passenger and cargo airlines. consistent with a mandate in the
Airline Safety and Federal Aviation Administration Extension Act of
2010, the proposed rule would require first officers to hold
an Airline Transport Pilot (ATP) certificate, requiring 1,500 hours
of pilot flight time.
Boeing has swapped leadership on its 777 and 787 programs, but
is not offering much explanation as to why.In an internal
announcement Friday morning, Larry Loftis was announced as the GM
of the 787 program, and Scott Francher moved over to the 777
program. The two simply traded jobs.
Bins Separated From The Airplane Ceiling Causing Additional
Injuries, Board Says
The NTSB has issued a series of safety recommendations following
several survivable accidents that have occurred in the last 3 years
in which overhead bins and passenger service units (PSU) on Boeing
737 airplanes became separated from their attachments during the
accident sequences.
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