Aviation News Item: 00655

16th Jun 2009

Source: ubmaviationnews.com

An agreement with senior officials from US airlines and pilot unions on several actions to improve safety programmes and pilot training at the nation's airlines has been announced by the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The participants agreed on best practices for pilot record checks, which would result in a more expansive search for all records available from a pilot's career. The airlines and unions will also review existing pilot training programs over the next several months. To address concerns about pilot fatigue, Randy Babbitt, FAA Administrator, said the administration will start rewriting the rules for pilot flight and duty time to incorporate recent scientific research. Babbitt added that he will ask all of the airlines to operate safety reporting systems such as Flight Operations Quality Assurance (FOQA) and the Aviation Safety Action Program (ASAP) to provide better data about safety issues.

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