Mon, Mar 05, 2012
Union Plan To Offer Comments That It Says Will Further Enhance
Safety
ALPA president Capt. Lee Moak released a statement Friday
expressing support for the FAA's NPRM setting higher minimum
qualification standards for airline first officers.
“The ...FAA Notice of Proposed Rulemaking regarding
minimum qualification standards for airline first officers is the
culmination of many months of intensive work by the FAA and
industry stakeholders," Moak said in the statement.
“The First Officer Qualifications Aviation Rulemaking
Committee (ARC) was established as a result of the Airline Safety
and Federal Aviation Administration Extension Act of 2010, which
directed the FAA to modify the flight experience and training
necessary for an individual to become an airline first officer.
ALPA served on the ARC with the goal of ensuring air transportation
achieves the highest possible level of safety.
“The pilots of ALPA thank Congress for underscoring the
importance of rigorous qualifications and training standards for
first officers and we commend the FAA for establishing the First
Officer Qualification Aviation Rulemaking Committee to solicit
recommendations from across the industry. ALPA has advocated that
the quality of training is a key component in establishing the
quality of the pilot, more than just total flight hours. This
proposed rule appears to recognize that in determining
qualifications and ability to serve as an airline pilot.”
“ALPA’s pilot and staff experts will evaluate the
proposed rule and submit comments as appropriate to further the
union’s goal of advancing safety.”
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