Thune Amendment To FAA Reauthorization Bill Would Lower Time Required To Fly Airliners
Senate Commerce Committee Chair John Thune offered, and the committee adopted, an amendment to the FAA Reauthorization bill that would lower the amount of time required for a pilot to become a first officer on U.S. Airlines.
Applauds Lawmaker Action On Senate FAA Reauthorization Bill
The Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA) is supporting Senator Richard Blumenthal's (D-CT) amendment to the Senate FAA Reauthorization Bill (S.1405) with support from Senator Ed Markey (D-MA). The amendment calls for fume event training for flight crew, improves contaminated air reporting requirements, and add sensors to air systems on commercial aircraft.
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