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Inspector general from the department of transportation. n back with me fran townsend, bill palmer and errol south ers. your reaction to that revelation by this young south african woman about the copilot on this missing plane inviting her and a friend into the cockpit. what did you make of that? well, it s a shocking violation of requirements and protocol and reveals a sloppy attitude towards all the rules that go into making flying safe. sadly it s not the first time i ve heard of such a thing, though. there have been at least two or three crashes caused by this very kind of behavior. but it does like i said it also bodes they may be sloppy about other pilot rules and not follow the rules and be very strict in the cockpit which is vital to safety. errol southers, you mentioned a good point to me in the break there. it may not be a security risk involving women like this, who may have been just invited in because they looked good to these pilots and they want to ....
Check this out. wow. really close call for a state trooper in utah. his dashboard camera captured a way ward semi-trailer. the driver said he became distracted and didn t see traffic slowing down for an accident. shows you how quickly that can happen and how fortunate those center dividers are. they can make such a difference. they re big enough for my car, but to stop the semi-thank goodness. many of these, that could have been much worse. all right. jetblue, how about them. irnd fire this morning. why? the company is trying to defend itself from cancelling flights. the carrier blames bad weather and new pilot rules for many of the delays, but how will they ....
Seasoned. are there different regulations for cargo pilots as far as training is concerned? yes, f.a.a. has been trying to move to one standard of safety, and it s been a struggle over ten, 15 years, people flying the passengers planes and people that ply in a commuter plane have the same safety standards. cargo has been a bit more different to regulate. they have a different flight regimen, they flight at night, different pilot rules. but remember, all this came out of the that horrible crash in buffalo, the commuter crash, a lot of lessons learned, applying to pilot rules and safety. for example, what lessons were learned from that crash. the hours in flight were ridiculous. a young 20-year-old with 15 hours in flight. the pilot salary is $25,000, $30,000, same as you make at mcdonald s. no offense to mcdonald s, but they weren t paying the pilot. ....
Customer s satisfaction and we are handling the employee according to our disciplinary policies. a company spokesperson would not say if the delivery man would be fired once they find him. but add, quote, this won t be his best day. coming up, news nation takes a look at newt gingrich s campaign for president obama? take a listen. then you should be pro obama. that s what his advice was. why did he give him that advice? the very latest on that. plus, the most sweeping changes to pilot rules in 50 years are made official. the faa finally putting a limit on the amount of time a pilot can be on duty. ace down that hil without a helmet. i took some steep risks in my teens. i d never ride without one now. and since my doctor prescribed lipitor, i won t go without it for my high cholesterol and my risk of heart attack. why kid myself? diet and exercise weren t lowering my cholesterol enough. now i m eating healthier, exercising more, taking lipitor. numbers don t lie. my cholesterol ....
gone. off on their holiday break. what does that mean for you, your paycheck and unemployment benefits? and what s this committee all about? we will talk to one of the members in a few moments. we are still keeping our eye on a massive blizzard that ripped through the rockies and central plains. rain to sleet to snow. snow has tapered off but the blizzard shut down highways and interstates. the conditions are to blame for at least four deaths in new mexico alone. this one is a survey and among likely caucusgoers, there is a new leader of the pack, ron paul comes in at 28%. newt gingrich has been tied at 28%. at this survey he drops to second place but gingrich does pull away. airline pilots. in a push to increase safety and prevent pilot fatigue. unveiled what are the most sweeping changes in pilot rules in half a century. it is a big deal to them. it s a big deal because for 25 years people have been talking about this and haven t done a dang thing about it. ....