Press Releases

Buffalo, New York- September 30, 2009- The ‘Families of Continental Flight 3407’ reiterated their strong support for the recently-introduced House provision that would require all pilots being hired to fly for commercial airlines to hold an Airline Transport Pilot (ATP) license, a significant upgrade of the existing standard, and challenged the House leadership to stand up to a behind-closed-doors effort to weaken the requirement. (more…)

Buffalo, New York- September 16, 2009- Mike Loftus, who lost his twenty-four year old daughter Madeline on Continental Flight 3407 and is a former commercial airline pilot, will testify on behalf of the ‘Families of Continental Flight 3407′ at the House of Representatives’ Aviation Subcommittee’s hearing next week. (more…)

Buffalo, NY- September 9, 2009- This Friday’s anniversary of the terrorist attacks of September 11th, 2001 carries special significance for one of the ‘Families of Continental Flight 3407’, as Beverly Eckert, one of the passengers on the plane and a prominent 9/11 activist, had lost her husband, Sean Rooney, in one of the towers of the World Trade Center. (more…)

Buffalo, NY-September 02, 2009- As Congress prepares to return from its recess next week, the ‘Families of Continental Flight 3407’ announced plans to keep up the pressure on Capitol Hill until the FAA Reauthorization Act makes its way to President Obama’s desk with critical safety provisions already introduced in both the House and Senate. (more…)

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…)