Airline News - North America.

Jun 14, 2009

RAAOs Strategic Safety Initiative has four elements. It is bringing together safety professionals to review procedures and address issues that can even be perceived as a contributing factor to an accident. The association will commission an independent and scientific study, analyzing the impact of fatigue and other human factors that may affect pilot performance. RAA will create a fatigue awareness management program for use by its member airlines. The industry is reaching out in partnership with Congress, across the government, and to fellow stakeholders in labor and throughout the aviation industry to explore the full range of issues which could help improve safety and prevent future accidents. Among those issues: Establish a single, integrated FAA database of pilot record, extend the period for background checks from five to 10 years, conduct rando...

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