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Ladies and Gentlemen,
Please review the following from the HKAOA Update 11th August, 2009:
Industry News
"In his keynote address to the 2009 ALPA International Air Safety Forum, FAA Administrator, Captain Randy Babbit, told delegates that if the industry is to reach the next level of safety it is vital that every member of the profession raise the safety bar “if you think standards are good enough then your standards are too low.” He further challenged delegates to take the experience and knowledge they have gained and pass it on to new pilots entering the industry. “Now is not the time to be ‘the Captain of few words’ if you are not mentoring and passing on your experience you are doing the profession a disservice.”
Turning his attention to the development of new standards for flight and duty time regulations, Captain Babbit said that the industry is dealing with rules that were made in the era of piston airliners and have little relevance to today’s environment. “The fact remains that we have the data to hand to help us to develop rules that are rooted in science and take into account the best fatigue data available. To do anything else would be a failure.”
The HKAOA fully supports the sentiments expressed by Captain Babbitt."