Today, Representatives Kathy Hochul (NY-26), Brian Higgins (NY-27), Louise Slaughter (NY-28), and Tom Reed (NY-29) introduced a House Resolution to remember the victims of Continental Connection Flight 3407, honor and thank their families and friends who have worked hard to pass flight safety reforms, and call on the Administration to finally implement those reforms to ensure safer skies for the flying public.
“Three years after this avoidable crash, the families, friends and loved ones of the victims of Flight 3407 are still fighting for ‘one true level of safety’ for the flying public,” said Congresswoman Hochul. “The Administration must fully implement these flight safety reforms to ensure no one ever experiences a tragedy like the one that took place in the heart of my district.”
“It is people who truly influence policy – people like the Families of Flight 3407,” said Congressman Higgins. “They are persistent, tireless, and driven. Their courage to put aside pain and put forward purpose is remarkable and inspiring. The Flight 3407 Families are building a bridge to better flight safety, in memory of their families, for our families and future families.”
“This is one more important opportunity for us to thank the families who we’ve worked with time and time again for their heroic work to make many of the improvements we’ve seen so far possible,” said Congresswoman Slaughter. “After almost three years, we continue to stand with them collectively pushing to improve safety in the skies for everyone who steps onto an airplane.”
“Thanks to the constant effort of the families of the victims, the FAA is moving in the right direction with regard to pilot fatigue rules,” said Congressman Reed. “Hopefully this will be the last resolution of this type ever introduced in the House.”
A copy of the resolution can be found here.
Yesterday, Members of the Western New York Delegation and Senators Schumer and Gillibrand held a news conference with the families and friends of Continental Connection Flight 3407, where they called for the full implementation of flight safety rules.
Photos from yesterday’s news conference can be found here.
Continental Connection Flight 3407 crashed in Clarence Center on February 12, 2009 claiming the lives of everyone onboard and one person on the ground. In August 2010, Congress passed new flight safety reforms through the “Airline Safety and Federal Aviation Administration Extension Act of 2010.” In December 2011, the FAA and the U.S. Department of Transportation issued a new rule to prevent and address fatigue amongst pilots of commercial passenger carriers.
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