FAA Releases New Pilot-Training Rules

The Wall Street Journal (online registration required): Federal regulators on Tuesday issued more stringent training and proficiency requirements for airline pilots to handle stalls, other in-flight upsets and windy runways.

Describing the changes as the most sweeping rewrite of airline cockpit training in two decades, Federal Aviation Administration chief Michael Huerta said the goal is to harness advances in flight simulators and other safety practices to ensure pilots can cope with "rare but potentially catastrophic" emergencies.

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