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New United Air Pilot Training Could Raise Safety Bar for Industry
Latest initiative could have some impact on whether record low airline accident rates continue
By Andy Pasztor
Jan. 30, 2016 6:16 p.m. ET
United Continental Holding Inc.’s bid to revamp training for its pilots, starting with an extra day of instruction for all cockpit crews, harks back to groundbreaking efforts the airline championed four decades ago.
The latest initiative, according to proponents, also could have some impact on whether record low
airline accident rates continue across the U.S. and other regions.
The
carrier confirmed on Friday that over the next three months, it will call back each of its 12,000 pilots for additional training aimed partly at bridging the generation gap between veteran captains and younger co-pilots, or first officers.
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