Chapter 1
Introduction
A Continental Connection Air line Bombardier dash 8 Q400 twin-engine turboprop was involved in an accident on February 12, 2009 while flying between Newark International airport and Buffalo Niagara International Airport. The tragedy claimed the lives of the four crew members, all forty-five passengers, and one individual on the ground. The flight operated by Colgan Air Inc. took on a lot of pressure from the public which helped in the development of The Airline Safety and Pilot Training Improvement Act of 2009.On August 1, 2010 President Barack Obama signed the Airline Safety and FAA Extension Act of 2010.
The significance of the proposed requirement was that the ATP required 1,500 hours of total flight time and that the holder of an ATP be at least 23 years of age. Within three years of the passage of the bill The Air Transport pilot certificate (ATP) required for both the captain and the first pilot officer positions be within the three years required by federal Aviation Regulation part 121.The significance of this proposed requirement will play have an important impact on airline hiring practices and all flight training including collegiate training. Many rules and regulations were included in the Extension Act of 2010, such as a Pilots Records Database to provide airlines with fast, electronic access to a pilot's comprehensive record. Information in the database will include: pilot licenses, aircraft ratings, check rides, notices of disapproval, other flight proficiency tests, and State motor vehicle driving records. A Truth in Advertising was also included Mandating Internet websites that sell airline tickets disclose to the purchaser on the first page of the website the air carrier that operates each segment of the flight.
Chapter 2
LITERATURE REVIEW

Flight 3407, operated by Colgan Air, Inc. became the deadliest major
Aviation accident since American Airlines’ Airbus A300 claimed 265 lives on
November 12, 2001 in Bell Harbor, New York. The concerned public, the media
And mostly the grieving families alleged inadequate training and experience on
Behalf of the captain and the co-pilot as the primary contributor to the accident and resulting fatalities. In response to the public’s considerable attention to air carrier flight crews’ experience, President Barack Obama signed into law the
Airline Safety and Federal Aviation Administration Extension Act of 2010 on
August 1, 2010 (H.R. 5900: Airline, 2010).
Section 216 of the act states that all flight crewmembers, captains and first
Officers, of part 121 air carriers must possess an Airline Transport Pilot Certificate
(ATP) by July 29, 2011 or “…3 years after the date of enactment of the act”
(Airline Safety and Federal Aviation Administration Extension Act of 2010, 2010).
To obtain an ATP certificate, pilots must be at least twenty-three years of age,
“Have appropriate multi-engine aircraft flight time experience, as determined by the Administrator,” (Airline Safety and Federal Aviation Administration Extension
Act of 2010, 2010, p. 52) and possess at least 1,500 total flight hours. This
Provision suggests quantity exceeds quality meaning the number of flight hours is
Synonymous with experience and knowledge (Brady, 2009).
Chapter 3
FAA Boosts Aviation Safety with New Pilot Qualification Standards

In a final rule to be published soon, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced today that it is increasing the qualification requirements for first officers who fly for U.S. passenger and cargo airlines.
Airline Transport Pilot certificate with restricted privileges (multiengine airplane rating only)
Prior rules
None
New rules
• At least 21 years old;
• Hold commercial pilot certificate with instrument rating;
• Successfully complete new ATP Certification Training Program prior to taking the ATP knowledge test (after July 31, 2014);
• Pass ATP knowledge and practical tests; and
• At least 750 hours total time as (military pilots); or
• At least 1,000 hours total time as pilot and a Bachelor's degree with an aviation major; or
• At least 1,250 hours total time as pilot and an Associate's degree with an aviation major; or
• 1,500 total time as a pilot.
Serve as First Officer (co-pilot) in Part 121 air carrier operations
Prior rules
• Hold commercial pilot certificate with instrument rating; and at least a second class medical certificate.
New rules
• ATP certificate with type rating for aircraft flown
OR
• ATP certificate with restricted privileges and type rating for aircraft flown; and
• At least a second class medical certificate.

Serve as Captain (pilot in command) in Part 121 air carrier operations
Prior rules
• ATP certificate with type rating for aircraft flown;
• At least 1,500 hours total time as pilot; and
• First class medical certificate.
New rules
• Meet all requirements in prior rules; and
• At least 1,000 flight hours in air carrier operations (as co-pilot in Part 121 operations, as Captain in fractional ownership operations, as Captain in Part 135 turbojet, commuter, or 10 or more passenger seat operations, or any combination thereof).

References

Federal Aviation Administration. (2010, February 8). New Pilot Certification
Requirements for Air Carrier Operations (ANPRM), Docket No. FAA-2010-
0100; Notice No. 10-02). Washington, DC: Department of Transportation.

Airline Safety and Federal Aviation Administration Extension Act of 2010, H.R.
5900, 111th Cong. (2010).
http://www.faa.gov/news/press_releases/news_story.cfm?cid=TW173&newsId=14838