North American pilots, unions brief lawmakers on safety priorities
The heads of unions representing North American pilots and aviation workers gave US lawmakers a rundown of their top safety-related legislative priorities at a hearing of the US House Aviation Subcommittee July 18. ALPA president Joe DePete highlighted the retention of congressionally mandated first officer qualifications, and lauded Congress for retaining the 1,500-hr. flight training rule in 2018’s FAA Reauthorisation Act. The union chief warned about “people and organisations ... reducing the requirements currently in place to obtain an air transport pilot certificate,” an apparent reference to groups representing regional airlines that argue the requirement has resulted in a shortage of professional pilots at commercial airlines. <br/>
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North American pilots, unions brief lawmakers on safety priorities
The heads of unions representing North American pilots and aviation workers gave US lawmakers a rundown of their top safety-related legislative priorities at a hearing of the US House Aviation Subcommittee July 18. ALPA president Joe DePete highlighted the retention of congressionally mandated first officer qualifications, and lauded Congress for retaining the 1,500-hr. flight training rule in 2018’s FAA Reauthorisation Act. The union chief warned about “people and organisations ... reducing the requirements currently in place to obtain an air transport pilot certificate,” an apparent reference to groups representing regional airlines that argue the requirement has resulted in a shortage of professional pilots at commercial airlines. <br/>
