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FAA working toward a new level of safety, says Babbitt

In the wake of the crash of Colgan Air Flight 3407

By AIN Staff • AIN Staff

September 29, 2009

In the wake of the
crash of Colgan Air Flight 3407 in February, how are safety programs and pilot hiring, training and testing practices being improved?
The fallout has caused us–obviously we did the call to action–to put a bright light on fatigue and risk management issues. We have a rulemaking committee that has now finished in record time. They came pretty close to consensus. We have a terrific foundation to have a new management approach that is scientifically based. I think it is a thoughtful approach to an old problem that now has a modern-day solution for it. On a personal basis, I have really tried to refocus all of the professionals in this business, whether they be dispatchers, flight attendants, pilots, mechanics or controllers.

We all need to take a renewed look at professionalism, and a lot of the gaps I’ve seen we’re not going to fix with regulations. We’re only going to fix them with a rededication to professionalism. Once again we find ourselves addressing the sins of 0.003 percent, while [all the rest] of the people do things above and beyond.

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