Revisit The 1,500-Hr. Rule, Says DOT Secretary Chao

Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao recently acknowledged what has been apparent to many in the aviation community — that the 1,500-hr. ATP requirement to become a U.S. airline pilot, which was mandated by Congress and cemented into regulation by FAA in 2013 — has had the “side effect” of...

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