UPS Pilots (Independent Pilots Association) Continue Fight For 'One
Level Of Safety' As They Mark Fatigue Crash Anniversary
LOUISVILLE, Ky., Aug. 13, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As UPS
pilots mark the second anniversary of the crash of Flight 1354 on approach to
Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport, they are again calling for an
end to the carve-out of all-cargo airline operators from new, science-based
pilot rest rules.
The NTSB in its final report cited fatigue as a contributing factor
in the August 14, 2013 crash that killed Captain Cerea Beal, Jr. and First
Officer Shanda Fanning. Shortly before takeoff, the plane's Cockpit Voice
Recorder (CVR) captured the crew discussing their own fatigue, as well as their
belief that all pilots should be covered by the FAA's new science-based safety
rest rules.
"We will not forget the words of our fallen friends in advocating for
one level of aviation safety," said Captain Robert Travis, President of the
Independent Pilots Association (IPA).
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