Senators Weigh In with Thune, Nelson on Behalf of Flight 3407 Families on FAA Reauthorization
Schumer, Gillibrand Lead Charge on First Officer Qualifications, Pilot Record Database
Buffalo, New York – March 4th, 2015 – In another show of support for the ‘Families of Continental Flight 3407’, a group of ten senators sent a letter (text included below) to Chairman John Thune and Ranking Member Bill Nelson of the Senate Commerce Committee as the committee begins its work on the next FAA Reauthorization Bill. The group – led by Senators Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand of New York, and including Senators Robert Menendez (NJ), Robert Casey (PA), Sherrod Brown (OH), Patrick Leahy (VT), Elizabeth Warren (MA), Christopher Murphy (CT), Barbara Boxer (CA), and Jeff Merkley (OR) – reinforced the importance of preserving recently-implemented pilot qualification requirements for regional airline entry-level first officers and called on the FAA to step up its efforts on a comprehensive electronic pilot records database to be available to airlines in the screening and hiring process.