WNY Congressional Delegation Vows to Protect Aviation Safety Regulations
2/15/2018 6:23:12 PM
By Greg Larson
Members of the Western New York Congressional Delegation were in Washington, DC on Thursday with the families of Continental Flight 3407, which crashed nine years ago this week in Clarence. Senator Charles Schumer says they discussed the latest advocacy efforts to make sure that aviation safety regulations -- including rules on pilot training and fatigue -- are not rolled back or watered down by special interests...
Charles Schumer: keep regulations in place
Schumer adds they will not give up on advocating for aviation safety...
Charles Schumer: will not give up
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and Representatives Louise Slaughter, Chris Collins, and Brian Higgins were also in attendance. The crash took the lives of 50 people in 2009.