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The
Aviation Safety Network today released the 2009 airliner accident statistics showing a total of 757
airliner accident fatalities, as a result of 30 fatal multi-engine airliner accidents.
Over
the year 2009 the Aviation Safety Network recorded a total of 30 fatal airliner accidents, resulting in 757 fatalities and
1 ground fatality. The number of fatalities is lower than the ten-year average of 802 fatalities. The number of accident is
on average.
Of
those 30 fatal accidents,
11 involved passenger flights. This is the lowest number in over sixty years. Five out of 30 accident
airplanes were operated by airlines on the E.U. "black list" (as opposed to nine out of 26 in 2007 and three out of 32 in
2008).
In
2009 Africa was again the most unsafe region: 30% of all fatal airliner accidents happened in Africa, while the continent
only accounts for approximately 3 percent of all world aircraft departures.
A review of all thirty fatal airliner accidents, including
some statistics can be found at http://aviation-safety.net/2009/
The Aviation Safety Network is an independent organisation located
in the Netherlands. Founded in 1996. It has the aim to provide everyone with a (professional) interest in aviation with up-to-date,
complete and reliable authoritative information on airliner accidents and safety issues. ASN is an exclusive
service of the Flight Safety Foundation (FSF).
The figures have been compiled using the airliner accident database of the
Aviation Safety Network, the Internet leader in aviation safety information. The Aviation Safety Network uses information
from authoritative and official sources like NTSB, ICAO etc.
Harro Ranter
the Aviation Safety Network
e-mail: hr@aviation-safety.net
Fair Treatment for Experienced Pilots Act (Enrolled as Agreed to or Passed by Both House and Senate)
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--H.R.4343--
H.R.4343
One Hundred Tenth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE FIRST SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Thursday,
the fourth day of January, two thousand and seven
An Act
To amend title 49, United States Code, to modify age standards for
pilots engaged in commercial aviation operations.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the `Fair Treatment for Experienced Pilots Act'.
SEC. 2. AGE STANDARDS FOR PILOTS.
(a) In General- Chapter 447 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
`Sec. 44729. Age standards for pilots
`(a) In General- Subject to the limitation in subsection (c), a pilot may
serve in multicrew covered operations until attaining 65 years of age .
`(b) Covered Operations Defined- In this section, the term `covered operations' means operations under part 121 of title
14, Code of Federal Regulations.
`(c) Limitation for International Flights-
`(1) APPLICABILITY OF ICAO STANDARD- A pilot who has attained 60 years of age may serve as pilot
-in-command in covered operations between the United States and another country only if there is another pilot in the flight deck crew who has not yet attained 60 years
of age .
`(2) SUNSET OF LIMITATION- Paragraph (1) shall cease to be effective on such date as the Convention on International Civil
Aviation provides that a pilot who has attained 60 years of age may serve as pilot
-in-command in international commercial operations without regard to whether there is another pilot in the flight deck crew who has not attained age 60 .
`(d) Sunset of Age 60 Retirement
Rule- On and after the date of enactment of this section, section 121.383(c) of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, shall
cease to be effective.
`(1) NONRETROACTIVITY- No person who has attained 60 years of age before the date of enactment of this section may serve as a pilot
for an air carrier engaged in covered operations unless--
`(A) such person is in the employment of that air carrier in such operations on such date of enactment as a required flight
deck crew member; or
`(B) such person is newly hired by an air carrier as a pilot on or after
such date of enactment without credit for prior seniority or prior longevity for benefits or other terms related to length
of service prior to the date of rehire under any labor agreement or employment policies of the air carrier.
`(2) PROTECTION FOR COMPLIANCE- An action taken in conformance with this section, taken in conformance with a regulation
issued to carry out this section, or taken prior to the date of enactment of this section in conformance with section 121.383(c)
of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect before such date of enactment), may not serve as a basis for liability
or relief in a proceeding, brought under any employment law or regulation, before any court or agency of the United States
or of any State or locality.
`(f) Amendments to Labor Agreements and Benefit Plans- Any amendment to a labor agreement or benefit plan of an air carrier
that is required to conform with the requirements of this section or a regulation issued to carry out this section, and is
applicable to pilots represented for collective bargaining, shall be made by agreement of the air carrier and the designated
bargaining representative of the pilots of the air carrier.
`(g) Medical Standards and Records-
`(1) MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS AND STANDARDS- Except as provided by paragraph (2), a person serving as a pilot for an air carrier engaged in covered operations shall not be subject to different medical standards,
or different, greater, or more frequent medical examinations, on account of age
unless the Secretary determines (based on data received or studies published after the date of enactment of this section)
that different medical standards, or different, greater, or more frequent medical examinations, are needed to ensure an adequate
level of safety in flight.
`(2) DURATION OF FIRST-CLASS MEDICAL CERTIFICATE- No person who has attained 60
years of age may serve as a pilot
of an air carrier engaged in covered operations unless the person has a first-class medical certificate. Such a certificate
shall expire on the last day of the 6-month period following the date of examination shown on the certificate.
`(1) TRAINING- Each air carrier engaged in covered operations shall continue to use pilot
training and qualification programs approved by the Federal Aviation Administration, with specific emphasis on initial and
recurrent training and qualification of pilots who have attained 60 years of
age , to ensure continued acceptable levels of pilot skill and judgment.
`(2) LINE EVALUATIONS- Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this section, and every 6 months thereafter,
an air carrier engaged in covered operations shall evaluate the performance of each pilot
of the air carrier who has attained 60 years of age through a line check of such pilot . Notwithstanding the
preceding sentence, an air carrier shall not be required to conduct for a 6-month period a line check under this paragraph
of a pilot serving as second-in-command if the pilot has undergone a regularly scheduled simulator evaluation during that period.
`(3) GAO REPORT- Not later than 24 months after the date of enactment of this section, the Comptroller General shall submit
to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science,
and Transportation of the Senate a report concerning the effect, if any, on aviation safety of the modification to pilot age standards made by subsection (a).'.
(b) Clerical Amendment- The analysis for chapter 447 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end
the following:
`44729. Age standards for pilots.'.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
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