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focustaiwan.twSenators Duckworth and Baldwin Request FAA Data on Widebody Evacuation Testing and Flight Attendant Staffing Levels
Sens. Tammy Duckworth of Illinois and Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin are calling on the Federal Aviation Administration for more answers on airplane evacuation testing and the impact of fewer flight attendants on some long-haul widebody flights. CBS News' Kris Van Cleave reports on t…
msnbc.comSenators Ask FAA to Study Flight Attendant Staffing on Widebody Aircraft
Two Senate Democrats sent a letter to the FAA questioning the agency's approval of reduced flight attendant numbers on some long-haul widebody flights and the status of evacuation testing that was due in May 2025. The senators expressed concern that some aircraft configurations c…
The IndependentNTSB Urges Airlines to Add Realistic Smoke-in-Cockpit Training for Pilots
The National Transportation Safety Board recommended that airlines develop realistic simulator training to prepare pilots for smoke filling the cockpit. The recommendation follows a 2023 incident in which a plane safely landed after a bird strike caused heavy smoke. The Federal A…