Thursday, June 25, 2009

HTN: FAA Fights Pilot Fatigue

The Federal Aviation Administration has ordered airlines and pilot unions to come to a consensus by September 1st on how to limit pilot fatigue. The command came after the National Transportation Safety Board suspected pilot fatigue in February's fatal crash of Continental Express Flight 3407 in Buffalo and other recent accidents. The board concluded both pilots in the Buffalo crash did not have enough sleep before climbing into the cockpit.

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