May 14th, 2009 - Wall Street Journal
WASHINGTON -- Investigators probing the Feb. 12 crash of Continental Connection Flight 3407 are examining the safety implications of pilots' workdays that can last more than 14 hours, as well as paychecks that force some to take second jobs.
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May 15th, 2009 - CNN
Only a few pieces of the Continental Connection Dash 8 turboprop were recognizable after the crash. The 24-year-old pilot, with a year of experience, was living in Seattle...
Small-Airline Safety Questioned After Pinnacle Crash Hearing
May 14th, 2009 - Bloomberg
May 15 (Bloomberg) -- Nanne Eliot has long tried to avoidflying on regional airlines because she worries about thepilots. “It looks like kids flying the plane,” said Eliot...
Bottom line: NY air crash didn't have to happen
May 14th, 2009 - Houston Chronicle
WASHINGTON — After three days of testimony about pilot fatigue, failed flying tests and cockpit warning systems, the uncle of a victim of crashed Flight 3407 summed it up: "No one had to die...
Experts: Continental Connection Flight 3407 pilots didn't ...
May 14th, 2009 - NY Daily News
WASHINGTON -- The cockpit crew of Flight 3407 to Buffalo "completely missed" a rapid loss of air speed and didn't know what to do when the plane went into its fatal stall...
NTSB to hear from regulators on NY state air crash
May 14th, 2009 - Washington Post
WASHINGTON -- Fatigue. Cockpit distractions. Commuting long distances. Pilot training and hiring. The National Transportation Safety Board will be hearing from federal...
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1:19Pilot Training, Fatigue Issues in Buffalo Crash
Pilot training and fatigue are expected to be the focus of an unusual public hearing on Tuesday into safety issues raised by the February crash of an airliner near Buffalo, NY, that killed 50 people. (May 11)
1:19Pilot Training, Fatigue Issues in Buffalo Crash
Pilot training and fatigue are expected to be the focus of an unusual public hearing on Tuesday into safety issues raised by the February crash of an airliner near Buffalo, NY, that killed 50 people. (May 11)
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on an instrument flight rules flight plan. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the accident was the captains and first officers failure to establish and maintain a proper glidepath during the night visual approach to landing ...
