SCHUMER ANNOUNCES - AFTER MONTHS OF WORKING DIRECTLY WITH FLIGHT 3407 FAMILIES – SENATE HAS SUCCESFULLY PROTECTED VITAL 1,500 HOUR RULE PILOT TRAINING STANDARDS AND AVIATION SAFETY LAWS IN SENATE FAA MARKUP

Statement

“As we approach the fifteenth anniversary of the tragic crash in Western NY, the Senate has taken decisive action to ensure the safety of our skies and protect the legacy of the vital aviation safety reforms that were created by the families of Flight 3407. For months the families and I stayed in consistent communication, working to ensure that the Senate FAA markup not only preserved the legacy, but also enhanced many other critical areas, of safety for air travel. Once again despite their best efforts, special interests have lost and the lifesaving reforms inspired by the Flight 3407 carry on.Since these safety laws were enacted, not a single major U.S. airline has had a fatal crash, and I am proud to stand shoulder to shoulder with these families to have helped create these aviation reforms and protect them once again. Now the fight continues as we advance to pass a final FAA reauthorization, and rest assured I will fight to ensure these reforms remain untouched and the safety laws which carry with them the memory of those lost in Flight 3407 are advanced in a final bill.”

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