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Pilots’ Bill of Rights Gets Senate Thumbs Up

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Key Takeaways:

  • The Senate unanimously passed the Pilots' Bill of Rights, a bill championed by Sen. James Inhofe, which is described as a major victory for general aviation pilots.
  • The legislation enhances pilots' safeguards by requiring the FAA to provide access to evidence during investigations and allowing pilots to contest enforcement actions in federal court.
  • Additionally, the bill mandates an FAA program to improve the Notam system and a Government Accountability Office review of the FAA's medical certification process.
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The Senate on Friday unanimously passed the Pilots’ Bill of Rights first introduced by Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.) last summer, granting what the senator called “a big victory for general aviation pilots all across the country.”

The new legislation includes a number of provisions aimed at bolstering safeguards for pilots, including one that requires the FAA to grant pilots under investigation access to all evidence against them and one that allows pilots to fight enforcement actions in federal court.

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