Buffalo, New York- August 5, 2009 – The ‘Families of Continental Flight 3407’ applauded Senate Aviation Subcommittee Chairman Byron Dorgan (D-ND) for following through on his promise of bringing airline executives from both regional and parent carriers before his subcommittee in the aftermath of the tragedy of Continental Flight 3407 operated by Colgan Air. (more…)
Buffalo, New York- July 30, 2009 – The determined efforts of the ‘Families of Continental Flight 3407’ to bring about safety reforms in the commercial airline industry yielded significant success yesterday as the leadership of the House’s Transportation and Infrastructure Committee announced legislation that called for sweeping changes. (more…)
Buffalo, New York- July 27, 2009 – The efforts of the ‘Families of Continental Flight 3407’ received additional congressional support this past week when Congressmen Rush Holt (NJ-12), Brian Higgins (NY-27), and Chris Lee (NY-26) introduced the Snowe-Boxer ‘Ensuring One Level of Aviation Safety Act of 2009’ in the House of Representatives. (more…)
Buffalo, New York- July 19, 2009 – The ‘Families of Continental Flight 3407’ applauded the Senate Commerce Committee and Aviation Subcommittee for the recently-introduced FAA Reauthorization Act, and urged its expedient approval by the entire Senate. (more…)
Buffalo, New York- July 15, 2009 – The Families of Continental Flight 3407’s push for aviation safety reforms continued to gain momentum as Senator Evan Bayh (D-IN) and Senator Mark Begich (D-AL) became the sixth and seventh senators to sign on to the Snowe-Boxer ‘Ensuring One Level of Aviation Act of 2009.’ (more…)
Buffalo, New York- July 7, 2009 – As members of the ‘Families of Continental Flight 3407′ continue to push for aviation safety reform in the Senate, the group has been encouraged by the efforts by the leadership of the House of Representatives’ Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, as well as its Aviation Subcommittee. (more…)
Buffalo, New York- June 30, 2009 – In light of Continental Airlines’ concerted effort to distance itself from the tragedy of Continental Flight 3407 operated by Colgan Air, the ‘Families of Continental Flight 3407′ gave Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) high praise for his recently introduced legislation that will increase passengers’ awareness of the actual carrier operating each and every flight when they are purchasing plane tickets. (more…)
Buffalo, New York- June 22, 2009 – The ‘Families of Continental Flight 3407’ announced their support for the ‘One Level of Safety’ Bill, introduced by Senators Olympia Snowe (R-ME) and Barbara Boxer (D-CA). The bill seeks to address many of the deficiencies that have been brought to light by the investigation into the crash of Continental Flight 3407 on February 12th. (more…)
Buffalo, New York- June 22, 2009 – The ‘Families of Continental Flight 3407’ strongly endorsed Senator Chuck Schumer’s (D-NY) recently proposed legislation mandating a non-industry voice for safety on the Federal Aviation Administration’s Management Advisory Council (MAC), the FAA Administrator’s inner circle of advisors. (more…)
June 17, 2009 – On behalf of the Families of Flight 3407, we would like to thank Chairman Dorgan, Minority Leader Senator DeMint, and all other members of the Senate Subcommittee on Aviation for the opportunity to speak to you today. My name is Scott Maurer. My daughter, Lorin Maurer, was on board Continental Flight 3407.
Tomorrow night at 10:17 p.m. will be 18 weeks since our lives were changed forever. The minutes, hours, days, and weeks that have past since this tragedy have been an unbelievable nightmare for all of us. It is a pain that you will never know, and one that we hope no one else must face. We believe very strongly that the crash did not have to happen and was preventable. As such, we are here today, and we will be here tomorrow and beyond, to ask for help and to push for change so that other families can be spared this pain. (more…)