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BlankBox
12th May 2024, 16:53
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

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​​​​​​​...and requires airplanes to be equipped with 25-hour cockpit recording devices - up from the current two-hours

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-senate-passes-sweeping-aviation-safety-consumer-bill-2024-05-10/

Asturias56
12th May 2024, 17:22
About time..............

BFSGrad
12th May 2024, 18:58
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.

BluffOldSeaDog
12th May 2024, 20:01
If only you had something like EU261 over there and didn't leave passengers with little recourse for delays