Flight 3407 Families Announce ‘Twelve Days of Christmas’ Campaign to Personalize Pilot Fatigue and Other Critical Safety Reforms Facing FAA

Attempt to Counter Industry’s Lobbying Dollars and Pressure with Human Side of the Issue

Buffalo, New York- December 6, 2011 – In the wake of media reports that have cited assurances from Obama administration officials to New York congressional delegation members that critical new guidelines on pilot fatigue will be enacted prior to Christmas, the ‘Families of Continental Flight 3407’ have launched a holiday season outreach to highlight the loved ones they lost, as well as the numerous safety initiatives on the FAA’s docket.

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Flight 3407 Families Frustrated Over Administration Missing Another Deadline on New Pilot Fatigue Rule

Call Out Airline Lobbyists Who Continue to Obstruct Process

Buffalo, New York- December 1, 2011 – As the Department of Transportation and Federal Aviation Administration missed another deadline on issuing critical new pilot flight and duty time limits geared at addressing a decades-old problem of pilot fatigue, the ‘Families of Continental Flight 3407’ lashed out at the continued delay in the process.

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