Faa Chief Suggests Look at Pilot Training Rather Than Hours

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WASHINGTON - Federal Aviation Administrator Randy Babbitt expressed reluctance Thursday to increase the number of flight hours required to be an airline co-pilot, a key safety recommendation arising from an airline crash in upstate New York last February.

Members of Congress and families of the 50 people killed in the crash of Continental Express Flight 3407 near Buffalo have urged the FAA to require that all airline pilots have a minimum of 1,500 hours of flying experience.

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Faa Chief Suggests Look at Pilot Training Rather Than Hours

Only captains are now required to have that many hours of experience; first officers can have as few as 250 hours.

Babbitt told a Senate panel he thinks it's more important to ad...

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