RAA members rally to answer FAA’s call
The passage of time might not have dimmed the painful memory of the crash of Colgan Air Flight 3407, but it has at least given delegates to this year’

The passage of time might not have dimmed the painful memory of the crash of Colgan Air Flight 3407, but it has at least given delegates to this year’s RAA Convention some perspective on the legacy the disaster seems sure to leave on the industry’s regulatory environment. The accident has led to FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt’s “Call to Action,” under which U.S. airlines endured some of the most intense scrutiny ever placed on them by regulators. Since then, each branch of Congress has introduced legislation calling for an increase in the minimum hours required for Part 121 first officers and tougher rules related to training, inspections and recordkeeping.