FAA recommends better pilot training in wake of 737 Max crashes
American aviation regulators are urging their counterparts around the world do more to ensure that airline pilots are trained in manual emergency procedures that could have prevented 2 deadly crashes of 737 Max airliners. The FAA is presenting a paper this week it wrote in conjunction with Canada and other nations urging the ICAO to study training needs and how to improve minimum standards. The paper, which is being considered at the ICAO’s 40th Assembly this week, doesn’t mention the crashes that led to the grounding of the 737 Max in March. But newly installed FAA administrator Steve Dickson has made the connection. The paper cites studies showing a high percentage of crashes around the world were due at least in part to manual-flight errors and those mistakes tend to occur as a result of inadequate training. <br/>
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FAA recommends better pilot training in wake of 737 Max crashes
American aviation regulators are urging their counterparts around the world do more to ensure that airline pilots are trained in manual emergency procedures that could have prevented 2 deadly crashes of 737 Max airliners. The FAA is presenting a paper this week it wrote in conjunction with Canada and other nations urging the ICAO to study training needs and how to improve minimum standards. The paper, which is being considered at the ICAO’s 40th Assembly this week, doesn’t mention the crashes that led to the grounding of the 737 Max in March. But newly installed FAA administrator Steve Dickson has made the connection. The paper cites studies showing a high percentage of crashes around the world were due at least in part to manual-flight errors and those mistakes tend to occur as a result of inadequate training. <br/>
