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AP News | 2009-07-27 23:19:57
New cockpit voice recorder transcript shows Buffalo crash pilots discussed sickness, low pay

The co-pilot in February's airline crash in upstate New York complained to the flight's captain that she felt ill and would have skipped the flight but didn't want to pay for a hotel room, according to a new cockpit voice recorder transcript released Monday ...

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AP News | 2009-06-10 00:35:16
FAA to beef up inspection of pilot training at regional airlines, hold aviation safety summit

Federal officials said Tuesday they will beef up inspection of pilot training programs at regional airlines in response to safety concerns raised by the crash of a regional airliner in New York in February. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and Federal Aviation Administrator Randy Babbitt said ...

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AP News | 2009-06-09 11:25:32
FAA to beef up inspection of pilot training at regional airlines, hold aviation safety summit

Federal officials said Tuesday they will beef up inspection of pilot training programs at regional airlines in response to safety concerns raised by the crash of a regional airliner in New York in February. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and Federal Aviation Administrator Randy Babbitt said ...

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AP News | 2009-06-07 12:52:08
Hearing into Buffalo crash exposes commuter pilot pay, scheduling issues to traveling public

Long-suffering pilots for commuter airlines say it's about time that Washington and passengers alike pay attention to the cockpit, where pilots may be exhausted, under-trained — and paid less than the bus or cab drivers who'd ferried their passengers to the airport. "We have been calling ...

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"If we didn't move those airplanes, they didn't make any money"

Seattle Post-Intelligencer | 2010-02-07 06:37:43

The Flaw in Blaming the Pilots in Colgan Air Crash

Huffington Post | 2010-02-04 14:46:14

Pilots talked 'em to death: report

New York Post | 2010-02-03 04:46:50

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