Senate, House Agree to Raise Pilot Flight Hour Requirement from 200 to 1,500

The Senate and House have confirmed plans to raise the requirement of flight hours for all pilots. Regulators have agreed that pilots will now need 1,500 hours of flight time, up from the current 250 hours.

Any airline stock will be one to watch on this news: Delta (NYSE: DAL), Southwest (NYSE: LUV), UAL (Nasdaq: UAUA), Continental (NYSE: CAL), JetBlue (Nasdaq: JBLU), US Airways (NYSE: LCC).

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