WASHINGTON — ICongress ithatha izinyathelo zokuqinisa imithetho yokuqeqeshwa kwabashayeli bezindiza, iziqu kanye namahora ekuphenduleni izingozi ezibandakanya izindiza zesifunda, okuhlanganisa ingozi yangoFebhuwari eNew York eyabulala abantu abangu-50.
Abenzi bomthetho bafuna ukukhulisa inani elincane lamahora endiza adingekayo ukuze ube umshayeli wendiza ukusuka ku-250 kuya ku-1,500 wamanje futhi unikeze abathwali bezindiza ukufinyelela okukhudlwana kumarekhodi okuqeqeshwa adlule abashayeli bezindiza abacabanga ukuqasha. Ukubuyekeza imithetho elawula ukuthi mangaki amahora abashayeli bezindiza abangadingeka ukuthi basebenze ngaphambi kokuba banikezwe ukuphumula nakho kuyacatshangelwa.
Iziphakamiso ze-bipartisan ziqukethwe kumthethosivivinywa weNdlu owethulwe ngoLwesithathu ngamalungu abalulekile eKomidi Lezokuthutha Nengqalasizinda Yendlu. Kulindeleke ukuthi ikomiti livote ngoLwesine ukuze lo mthethosivivinywa uthunyelwe kuNdlunkulu ukuze kuthathwe izinyathelo.
"Umthethosivivinywa wethu uwumzamo obanzi wokuhlanganisa esikwaziyo embonini yonkana mayelana nokuphepha kwezindiza ukuze kuthuthukiswe ukusebenza kwezokuphepha ukuya phambili," kusho uRep. Jerry Costello, D-Ill., usihlalo wekomidi elincane lezindiza.
Umfutho walo mthethosivivinywa yi-Continental Connection Flight 3407, eyaphahlazeka ngoFebhuwari 12 ngesikhathi ilungiselela ukuhlala esikhumulweni sezindiza i-Buffalo-Niagara International, kwashona bonke abangu-49 ababegibele kanye nendoda eyodwa endlini engezansi.
Ubufakazi esigcawini seNational Transportation Safety Board ngoMeyi babonisa ukuthi ukapteni wendiza kanye nesikhulu sokuqala benza uchungechunge lwamaphutha abucayi aholela engozini, mhlawumbe ngenxa yokuthi babekhathele noma bengaphilile. Indiza ibisebenzela i-Continental yi-Colgan Air Inc. yaseManassas, Va.
Imibhalo ekhishwe yi-NTSB ibonisa ukuthi umshayeli wendiza oneminyaka engu-24 ubudala wathola imali engaphansi kuka-$16,000 ngonyaka odlule, okwakuwunyaka wakhe wokuqala esebenzela inkampani yezindiza yesifunda. Ngosuku lwengozi uthe wazizwa egula, kodwa wangafuni ukuphuma endizeni ngoba kwakuzodingeka akhokhele igumbi lasehhotela.
Ukapteni wendiza akazange abe nokuqeqeshwa okubambekayo emshinini obalulekile wezokuphepha odlale indima ebalulekile emizuzwaneni yokugcina yendiza. Uphinde wafeyila izivivinyo eziningi zekhono lakhe lokushayela izindiza ngaphambi kokuza eColgan.
Izingozi zokugcina eziyisithupha zezindiza zase-US zonke zihilele abathwali bezindiza besifunda, futhi ukusebenza komshayeli kwaba yisici kokuthathu kwalezo zimo.
Okunye okuhlinzekiwe kumthethosivivinywa kungaba:
_ Kudinga izinkampani zezindiza ukuthi zithathe indlela entsha yokuhlela abashayeli bezindiza osekunesikhathi eside ikhuthazwa ochwepheshe bokukhathala. Izinkampani zezindiza kuzodingeka zicabangele ukuthi ezinye izinhlobo zezindiza - njengezindiza ezimfushane ezisuka njalo nokufika - zikhathaza kakhulu kunezinye izinhlobo zendiza, futhi zilungise amashejuli ngokufanele.
_ Qondisa i-National Academy of Science ukuthi ifunde ukuthi ukuhamba kwabashayeli bezindiza kunomthelela kanjani ekukhathaleni futhi kunikeze imiphumela yokuqala ngemva kwezinyanga ezine ku-Federal Aviation Administration.
Ummeli uJohn Mica, R-Fla., ongumxhasi kanye naye walo mthethosivivinywa, uthe lo mthethosivivinywa uqukethe izinhlinzeko eziphikiswa yizinyunyana zabasebenzi kanye nezinkampani zezindiza, "okungenzeka aphakamise uKayini ngalokhu."
Umthethosivivinywa yi-HR 3371.
