The House on Wednesday overwhelmingly passed the final FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024 after it cleared the Senate late last week. The final version includes an amendment by Congressman Nick Langworthy to maintain the current 1,500-hour in-flight training requirement rule for pilots, which was prompted by the deadly 2009 crash of Colgan Air Flight 3407 in the Buffalo area. Langworthy says the requirement has proven to be a success...
Nick Langworthy: kept training requirements
The final package passed by a 387-26 vote. Langworthy's amendment, which was co-sponsored by Claudia Tenney and former Congressman Brian Higgins, was initially passed in July 2023.
