US Senate passes sweeping aviation safety, consumer bill
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US Senate passes sweeping aviation safety, consumer bill
The U.S. Senate late on Thursday overwhelmingly passed a broad aviation bill to boost air traffic controller staffing, increase funding to avert runway close-call incidents and speed refunds for canceled flights
...and requires airplanes to be equipped with 25-hour cockpit recording devices - up from the current two-hours
About time..............
Regarding 25-hr CVR, Senate bill gives 1 year for new aircraft and 6 years for existing aircraft to comply. Bill still has to go through reconciliation with the House before signature and enactment.
