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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10553

15 February 2012
Contents Publication in full By article 25 / 35
SECTORAL POLICY / (ae) transport
Airline pilots' times must be reduced, as in United States

Brussels, 14/02/2012 (Agence Europe) - In February 2009, Colgan Air flight 3407 crashed soon after taking off, causing the deaths of 50 people. Pilot fatigue played a major role in the crash, leading the United States government to change its legislation, the European Cockpit Association (ECA) has pointed out.

In order to make it clear to European decision makers and to persuade them of the urgency of making similar changes in Europe, the ECA says that, had the accident happened in...

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