{"id":131343,"date":"2022-09-19T19:30:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-19T19:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/?p=131343"},"modified":"2022-09-20T00:36:33","modified_gmt":"2022-09-20T00:36:33","slug":"u-s-denies-republic-airways-bid-to-reduce-co-pilot-training-hours","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviacionaldia.com\/en\/2022\/09\/u-s-denies-republic-airways-bid-to-reduce-co-pilot-training-hours.html","title":{"rendered":"U.S. denies Republic Airways bid to reduce co-pilot training hours"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said on Monday it had denied a request by regional airline <strong>Republic Airways<\/strong> to reduce the number of hours needed to train a co-pilot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The FAA said it disagreed with the airline\u2019s argument for allowing only 750 hours of flight experience instead of 1,500 hours, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/usa-airlines-pilots\/update-1-faa-denies-republic-airways-bid-to-reduce-co-pilot-training-hours-idUSL1N30Q1OR\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Reuters<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Indiana-based Republic had sought an exemption that would allow graduates from its pilot training program to apply for a restricted airline transport pilot certificate with the same reduced aeronautical experience as military or former military pilots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>\u2192 <a href=\"https:\/en\/2022\/09\/united-airlines-and-emirates-announce-codeshare-agreement.html\">United Airlines and Emirates announce codeshare agreement.<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Republic flies nearly 1,000 daily flights to 100 cities in 40 U.S. states and operates under major airline partner brands of American Eagle, Delta Connection and United Express.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The FAA said the airline\u2019s new training program does not provide an equivalent level of safety as the regulation requiring 1,500 hours of flight experience before a pilot may work for an airline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some regional airlines say they are facing a pilot shortage and are unable to find enough qualified pilots to meet demand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Several unions had opposed Republic\u2019s request, with some arguing that a reduction in flight hours and relaxation of standards \u201cwould jeopardize safety and result in inexperienced pilots,\u201d the FAA said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"related-topics\">Related Topics<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-post-grid uagb-post-grid  uagb-post__image-position-top uagb-post__image-enabled uagb-block-24f1a13c     uagb-post__items uagb-post__columns-2 is-grid uagb-post__columns-tablet-2 uagb-post__columns-mobile-1 uagb-post__equal-height\" data-total=\"507\" style=\"\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"uagb-post__inner-wrap\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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