Wed, Jan 27, 2010
200 Page Document Covers Professionalism, Safety, Training
The FAA Tuesday released its final
200-plus-page "Call to Action" on airline safety and pilot
training. The document is the culmination of a half-year's work by
the FAA, the NTSB, and the DOT.
Following the Colgen Air crash in February of 2009, the NTSB
held a series of field hearings about the incident. Congressional
hearings highlighted issues with pilot safety, crew rest, training,
and other areas which the "Call to Action" seeks to address.
The executive summary states: "Recognizing that FAA, the
airlines, and labor organizations all have a role to play in
addressing and resolving these critical issues, U.S. Transportation
Secretary Ray LaHood and FAA Administrator J. Randolph Babbitt
invited representatives from each of these groups to Washington,
D.C. for a Call to Action on Airline Safety and Pilot Training.
This event took place on June 15, 2009, with the goal of
fostering dialogue to specify concrete actions and to elicit
voluntary commitments in four key areas:
- Air carrier management responsibilities for crew education and
support;
- Professional standards and flight discipline;
- Training standards and performance; and
- Mentoring relationships between mainline carriers and their
regional partners."
On release of the final report, FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt
(pictured, above) issued the following statement: "Our "Call
to Action Final Report" reflects the efforts of the FAA since June
to further enhance safety for passengers who fly on any commercial
airline regardless of whether it's a major or regional carrier. The
report lays out our initial actions to improve and revise pilot
training and to develop an effective pilot fatigue rule. We also
share what we have done to begin what must be an ongoing dialogue
with airlines and unions to strengthen professionalism in the
aviation industry and create mentoring programs for our nation's
pilots. This report is a snapshot of our work, which is by no means
finished. We will continue to aggressively push forward with
these initiatives that we believe will raise the safety bar even
higher. "
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