Flight 3407 Families, Sullenberger Denounce Republic Airways’ Effort to Weaken Safety
Miracle on the Hudson Pilot Rebuts Attempt to Equate Airline’s Training Program to Military’s
Buffalo, New York – May 13, 2022 – With news that regional carrier Republic Airways has petitioned the Federal Aviation Administration for an exemption to the foundation of the landmark aviation law unanimously passed by Congress in 2010 in response to the tragic crash of Flight 3407, the ‘Families of Continental Flight 3407’ strenuously objected and called on acting FAA Administrator Billy Nolen to reject the proposal in the strongest and swiftest manner possible.
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