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Thursday, June 25, 2009
FAA moving to toughen pilot-fatigue rules
The FAA is taking unusually quick action under new administrator Randy Babbitt to standardize rules for airline-pilot fatigue. The NTSB has cited fatigue as a contributing factor in recent plane crashes, including the Colgan Air disaster near Buffalo in February that killed 50 people. Here's more on what Babbitt, a former airline pilot himself, yesterday called on the airlines to do.
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About Tom Belden
Tom Belden has been reporting and writing about Philadelphia International Airport and other air travel subjects for nearly 25 years. He has written business travel columns for The Inquirer's Travel and Business sections. His ground-breaking reporting (with colleague Craig McCoy) on baggage handling problems in Philadelphia have been credited with helping improve the system. His previous blog was called Road Warrior. He can reached at tbelden@phillynews.com.
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