FAA Rejects Republic Airways’ Proposal to Cut Time Co-Pilots Need to Fly
Aviation-safety regulators rejected a proposal by a regional airline seeking to reduce the number of hours that some co-pilots need to begin flying passengers.
Indianapolis-based Republic Airways Holdings Inc. had asked the Federal Aviation Administration to allow pilots who go through a special program at the airline’s training academy to begin flying on a restricted license after 750 hours of training—half what is generally required.
Aviation-safety regulators rejected a proposal by…