Passenger recounts seaplane's hard landing in New York City's East River
Passenger recounts seaplane's hard landing in New York City's East River (cbsnews); Seaplane lands in New York City's East River with only minor injuries reported (theguardian) (sources: cbsnews, theguardian, bbc)
Passenger recounts seaplane's hard landing in New York City's East River (cbsnews); Seaplane lands in New York City's East River with only minor injuries reported (theguardian)
- Passenger recounts seaplane's hard landing in New York City's East River (cbsnews)
- Teen describes seaplane's rough landing in NYC's East River: "I thought we were going to drown" (cbsnews)
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This story is about Passenger recounts seaplane's hard landing in New York City's East River. This bill would subject covered Part 135/380 operations to the TSA’s Aircraft Operator Standard Security Program.
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- Subject covered Part 135/380 operations to the TSA’s Aircraft Operator Standard Security Program • Require TSA to revise rules, guidance, or policies to enforce that change.
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This story is about Passenger recounts seaplane's hard landing in New York City's East River. This bill would require qualifying scheduled charter operations with more than 9 passenger seats to be regulated under stricter Part 121.
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- Require qualifying scheduled charter operations with more than 9 passenger seats to be regulated under stricter Part • Reduce reliance on the current on-demand/public-charter structure for those larger passenger flights.