Title: Commercial Aviation Accidents, Pilot Experience, and Pilot Compensation
Date: October 19, 2009
Type: Announcement
Project ID: 09A3007A000
Summary: Large, commercial air carriers have maintained an unprecedented safety record over the last several years, but regional carriers are still a safety concern as they have been involved in the last six fatal commercial accidents. The National Transportation Safety Board cited pilot performance as a potential contributory factor in four of these incidents.
The Department of Transportation Office of Inspector General will begin a review to identify and assess trends in commercial aviation accidents including any correlations between pilot experience and compensation.
Full document:
http://www.oig.dot.gov/StreamFile?fi...adata)_(2).pdf