The U.S. House of Representatives Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and its aviation subcommittee want a federal investigation of cockpit automation and international pilot training standards in the wake of the Lion Air and Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 accidents.
In a March 29 letter to Department of Transportation Inspector General Calvin Scovel, the committee leaders requested a federal investigation of international pilot training standards and training for commercial pilots operating outside the United States, including training for the 737 MAX. The request also asks Scovel’s office to focus on how the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) implemented recent cockpit automation management requirements to ensure that, in light of technology advancements in automation, pilots are capable of flying aircraft when automation…
