FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) plans to impose new safety measures for air-tour companies that offer their services in most celebrated destinations. A thorough study of 107 accidents that occurred between 1988 and 1995, leaving 98 people dead, has pushed FAA and government to make some amendments in the current rule.
Official sources said the new safety rules, coming into effect in July, will increase overall air tour safety by improving the FAA’s ability to track, and monitoring commercial air tour flights and will also help us identifying and addressing operational trends that could lead to accidents.
According to the new rules, the air tour companies will have to take permissions from FAA to operate their flights and have deposit details pertaining to aircrafts maintenance, type of aircrafts. Moreover, they would be required better passenger briefings and life preservers for passengers on planes that fly over water.
Apart form this, the pilots would be required with at least 500 hours experience of flight or a commercial pilots’ license as previously it was only 200 hours. New proposed rules are really commendable initiative taken by FAA, as the new players are planning to enter in this rapidly booming sector.
