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The U.S. government proposed increasing the required amount of experience and training for airline pilots to address issues that arose in a fatal crash three years ago.
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Two families agreed to settle wrongful-death lawsuits over the crash of Continental Airlines Connection Flight 3407, which killed 50 people.
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U.S. aviation regulators lack the “rigor” to identify and track pilots who repeatedly fail tests of their cockpit skills, according to a Transportation Department inspector general’s report.
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U.S. regional airlines may have a tougher time hiring pilots under legislation passed by Congress mandating at least 1,500 hours of flying, six times higher than now required.
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U.S. pilots would need 1,500 hours of experience to be hired by airlines under legislation House Democrats said Congress may approve in the next few days.
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Lloyd’s of London underwriters are attempting to convince a U.S. judge that financier R. Allen Stanford conspired to steal money so they can avoid paying attorneys to defend him on criminal fraud charges.
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The U.S. Senate cleared and sent to President Barack Obama legislation that would increase by sixfold the minimum experience pilots need to work at airlines in response to a commuter-plane crash.
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Airline pilots would get nine hours of rest between shifts, a 13 percent rise from current schedules, under the first proposed U.S. overhaul of fatigue rules in 15 years, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said.
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U.S. pilots would need at least 1,500 hours of flight experience to get a job in an airline cockpit, six times the current minimum requirement, under a House-Senate agreement disclosed by a passenger advocacy group.
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U.S. airline passengers buy tickets from carriers such as Continental Airlines without realizing their flight may be aboard regional partners that are being scrutinized for safety practices, a safety board was told.
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