President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Federal Aviation Admnistration declined to commit to keeping a 1,500-hour training requirement for pilots at a congressional hearing on Wednesday.
Airline executive Bryan Bedford told lawmakers he supports structured training programs but didn’t say whether he’d maintain the rule at a confirmation hearing with the Senate Commerce Committee. The chief executive officer of
FAA rules require pilots to have at least 1,500 flight hours before they can fly for a commercial airline, except in certain circumstances.
“Now is not the time for ...