The Weston community is in mourning following the loss of a family after a plane crash in upstate New York over the weekend.
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Airline Safety and Pilot Training Improvement Act of 2009
Airline Safety and Pilot Training Improvement Act of 2009 deals with flight crew qualifications. The bill attempts to address flight crew standards for ATP certification and experience, largely as a result of the Colgan Air crash.
Higher standards, which reduce the applicant pool will inadvertently cause an escalation in pay, and hopefully in safety as well.
See the bill before and after the house on Thomas:
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