Airline Safety and Federal Aviation Administration Extension Act of 2010

 Arline Safety Act of 2010


    The Airline and Federal Aviation Administration Extension Act of 2010 was signed by President Obama. This law made it so that all airline pilots must have a minimum of 1500 hours of (previously 250 hours) flight in order to be certified for airline flight. The law also required FAA to ensure the training of pilots in stalls and upsets as well as provide corrective training to those pilots whom may need more practice (Safety - Airline Safety -- Washington's Response, n.d.). These laws were enacted in order to further emphasize safety in aviation

    The importance of these laws are huge. It helps to ensure pilot certification and competence in the field. These laws were actually formed as a result of a specific plane crash that killed 50 people and was completely avoidable (Pilot error caused 2009 crash near Buffalo, NTSB rules, 2010). In 2009 a pilot failed to correct a stall and crashed into a house killing a person inside as well as all 49 people on the plane (Pilot error caused 2009 crash near Buffalo, NTSB rules, 2010). As part of the act pilots ability to stabilize an aircraft from a stall is ensured. This law helps ensure safety in all airline flights across the world. It will cause more processing for airliners when screening pilots as well as ensuring that pilots are still qualified to perform the task required for the job. The extra processing may cause a more difficult time when trying to join airlines, but it is nothing compared to the possible lives saved by adding the additional processing. 



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References

Ahlers, M. M. (2010, February 4). Pilot error caused 2009 crash near Buffalo, NTSB rules. CNN. http://www.cnn.com/2010/TRAVEL/02/02/continental.crash.inquiry/index.html.

Public Broadcasting Service. (n.d.). Safety - Airline Safety -- Washington's Response | Flying Cheap | FRONTLINE. PBS. https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/flyingcheap/safety/response.html#:~:text=Legislation,Extension%20Act%20of%202010%20(H.R.&text=%2B%20Requiring%20all%20airline%20pilots%20to,requirement%20was%20250%20flight%20hours.

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