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There was not much news about USAirways 1549 emanating from the National Transportation Safety Board hearings. But there was color. The NTSB published transcripts of the cockpit conversation between pilot Chesley Sullenberger and co-pilot Jeffrey Skiles during the 210 seconds between takeoff at LaGuardia Airport and landing on the icy Hudson River. ABC's David Kerley and CBS' Nancy Cordes both selected the sang froid of the final 20 seconds. Captain: "Got any ideas?" Co-pilot: "Actually not."
This year's third newsworthy air crash was Continental Connection Flight 3407 in Buffalo, which left 50 dead. CBS' Cordes reported that the Federal Aviation Administration has ordered stepped-up inspection of the training of pilots at all regional carriers such as Colgan Air, which operated Continental's commuter flight. NBC's Tom Costello noted that the crash has "raised questions about crew experience, training, rest time and pay" at the regional airlines. CBS' Cordes consulted "several" unidentified aviation experts about their safety. The experts would not go so far as to call the regionals unsafe. Put it this way: "If they can fly in those larger jets on those larger airlines, they will."
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