Press Releases

Buffalo, New York- January 4, 2010 – As Americans across the country celebrated the holidays with family gatherings, religious observances, and gift giving, it was a different feeling for the families of victims of Continental Flight 3407. Nearing eleven months after the Continental Express flight operated by Colgan Air crashed into a home in Clarence Center, New York, taking the lives of forty nine passengers, an unborn baby, and a person on the ground, their families experienced their first December holiday season without their loved ones. (more…)

Buffalo, New York- December 17, 2009 – In response to last week’s Senate Aviation Subcommittee Hearing and a meeting with Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood and Federal Aviation Administration Adminstrator Randy Babbitt, the ‘Families of Continental Flight 3407’ issued the following statement. (more…)

Buffalo, New York- December 9, 2009 – Members of the ‘Families of Continental Flight 3407’ strongly condemned the prepared statement of FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt, to be delivered at Thursday’s Senate Aviation Subcommittee’s oversight hearing on the FAA’s Call to Action safety Initiatives, coming out against a Congressional initiative to mandate higher experience requirements for all commercial airline pilots. (more…)

Buffalo, New York- December 8, 2009 – Over 35 members of the ‘Families of Continental Flight 3407’ will descend upon Capitol Hill this Thursday to attend a critical Senate Aviation Subcommittee hearing on the ‘Oversight of FAA Initiatives’, where FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt will testify. (more…)

Buffalo, New York- December 2, 2009 – In the wake of Tuesday’s Senate Aviation hearing on pilot fatigue, the ‘Families of Continental Flight 3407’ continued to push for a new approach to pilot commuting in the wake of last February’s tragedy that claimed fifty lives. (more…)

Group Continues to Push for Senate Action on FAA Reauthorization

Buffalo, New York- November 30, 2009 – The ‘Families of Continental Flight 3407’ announced that group members will attend the Senate Aviation Subcommittee’s Hearing on Pilot Fatigue, to be held on Tuesday, December 1, 2009, at 10:15 a.m. in Room 253 of the Russell Senate Office Building. (more…)

Buffalo, New York- October 29, 2009 – The ‘Families of Continental Flight 3407’ continued their drive in the Senate for higher pilot qualification standards, attending a hearing held by the Senate Aviation Subcommittee, and meeting with a host of key players regarding the aviation safety provisions in the Senate’s Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act. (more…)

The Senate Aviation Subcommittee will be holding a hearing on the National Transportation Safety Board’s Reauthorization on Thursday, October 29th. In the aftermath of yet another pilot-related aviation incident, members of the ‘Families of Continental Flight 3407’ will be present at the hearing to continue their push for higher pilot Read more…

Buffalo, New York- October 21, 2009 – The ‘Families of Continental Flight 3407’ criticized the recently released letter from the Air Transport Association of America (ATA), representing many of the nation’s major airlines, to the House of Representatives’ Transportation and Infrastructure Committee leadership. In the letter, the ATA stated its opposition to the House’s recently-passed aviation safety bill, namely the provision requiring all commercial airline pilots to hold an Airline Transport Pilot (ATP) license. (more…)

The House of Representatives will be voting on the Airline Safety and Pilot Training Improvement Act on Wednesday, October 14th. Members of the ‘Families of Continental Flight 3407’ will be present at the Capitol for the vote on this crucial safety bill. The ‘Families of Continental Flight 3407’ support the Read more…