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Safe Aviation and Flight Enhancement Act of 2007

Introduced: December 6, 2007 See on congress.gov
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Dec 6, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Dec 6, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Dec 6, 2007
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Safe Aviation and Flight Enhancement Act of 2007 - Amends federal transportation law to direct the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations requiring all commercial aircraft in extended-range operations that must carry fixed cockpit voice recorder and digital flight data recorder units to also be equipped with a second recorder system that utilizes deployable combination cockpit voice and digital flight data recording technology.

Requires the second deployable recorder system to be mounted as far rear on the airframe as practicable. Sets forth minimum deployable recorder capabilities.

Directs the Secretary to reimburse an air carrier for the costs of purchasing and installing such deployable recorder systems for it to comply with regulations.

What's happening now December 6, 2007

Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1 Republican 2