NTSB ANNOUNCES DATE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON US AIRWAYS DITCHING ACCIDENT IN HUDSON RIVER

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Title: NTSB ANNOUNCES DATE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON US AIRWAYS DITCHING ACCIDENT IN HUDSON RIVER

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                       NTSB ADVISORY
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National Transportation Safety Board
Washington, DC 20594

April 8, 2009

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NTSB ANNOUNCES DATE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON US AIRWAYS DITCHING
ACCIDENT IN HUDSON RIVER
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The National Transportation Safety Board will hold a public
hearing on June 9-10, 2009, as part of its ongoing
investigation into the ditching of a US Airways Airbus A-320
into the Hudson River in New York City in January.  The
hearing will be held at the NTSB's Board Room and Conference
Center in Washington, D.C.

The purpose of the hearing will be to gather additional
factual information for the investigation.  It will be
chaired by Member Robert M. Sumwalt who, along with Safety
Board investigators, will hear from those the Board calls to
testify on the following issues:

- Training of crew members on emergency procedures
 
- Certification requirements for the Airbus A-320
related to the structural integrity of the airframe
during ditching
 
- Bird ingestion certification standards for transport-
category turbofan engines
 
- New and developing technologies for detection of large
groups of birds and procedures to avoid conflicts with
birds in the general vicinity of airports

A list of the individuals expected to testify will be
released closer to the date of the hearing.

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(202) 314-6100
peter.knudson@xxxxxxxx

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