FAA Recommends Better Pilot Training in Wake of 737 Max Crashes
- U.S., Canada and other nations present joint paper at UN body
- Agencies urging nations to train flight crews on manual flying
The cockpit of a 737 Max 8 aircraft
Photographer: Dimas Ardian/Bloomberg
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American aviation regulators are urging their counterparts around the world do more to ensure that airline pilots are trained in manual emergency procedures that could have prevented two deadly crashes of Boeing Co. 737 Max airliners.
The Federal Aviation Administration is presenting a paper this week it wrote in conjunction with Canada and other nations urging the International Civil Aviation Organization, an arm of the United Nations, to study training needs and how to improve minimum standards.