I-Senate inyanzelisa ukomeleza uqeqesho lokuqhuba kunye nokuqesha iimfuno kwiinzame zokuphucula ukhuseleko lweenqwelomoya zeenqila, ingxaki evezwe yingozi yomoya kunyaka ophelileyo eyabulala abantu abangama-50.
Ingxoxo yaqala kule veki kwi-bill yeminyaka emibini, i-34 yebhiliyoni yeebhiliyoni zokugunyazisa kwakhona i-Federal Aviation Administration ngelixa ibeka amanyathelo okhuseleko kunye nabathengi.
Endleleni, nangona kunjalo, ibhilikhwe yaya kungena kwiintloko njengoko iisenethi zazifuna ukuqhoboshela izilungiso ezingahambelaniyo kwimiba esusela kwimfundo ukuya ekuncitshisweni kwamatyala. Umthetho oyilwayo ubonwa njengesithuthi sokudlula amanyathelo angakwaziyo ukucacisa i-Senate ngokwabo.
Umthetho oyilwayo uya kufuna ukuba iinkampani zeenqwelo moya zijonge zonke iirekhodi zolingelo, kubandakanywa novavanyo lwangaphambili lwezakhono zokubhabha, phambi kokuba umqhubi wenqwelomoya aqeshwe. Elinye ilungiselelo liya kufuna ukuba i-FAA iqinise iinkqubo zoqeqesho lokulinga iinqwelo-moya.
Umlawuli we-FAA uya kuphinda afuneke ukuba enze uhlolo olumangalisayo kwiinqwelomoya zengingqi ubuncinane kanye ngonyaka.
Kule minyaka ilishumi idlulileyo, iinqwelomoya ezinkulu ziye zanda ngokukhupha iinqwelomoya zazo zohambo olufutshane ukuya kwiinqwelomoya zengingqi zamaxabiso aphantsi, ezihlala zisebenza phantsi kwegama elifana nelo elithwala inqwelomoya. I-Continental Connection Flight 3407, eyantlitheka kufutshane ne-Buffalo, NY, nge-12 kaFebruwari, 2009, yayiqhutywa ngumthwali wengingqi i-Colgan Air Inc. ye-Continental Airlines.
Iinqwelomoya zengingqi ngoku zithatha ngaphezu kwesiqingatha sokuhamba ekhaya kunye nekota yabo bonke abakhweli. Bakuphela kwenkonzo ecwangcisiweyo eya kuluntu olungaphezu kwama-400. Abathwali bomoya abakhulu base-US, abathwaxwa kukudodobala koqoqosho, baphulukene ne-8 yeebhiliyoni zeedola ngo-2009, kodwa iinqwelomoya zengingqi zirekhode i-200 yezigidi zeedola kwingeniso, ngokutsho kwe-FAA.
Uphando olwenziwa yiBhodi yeSizwe yoKhuseleko lwezoThutho lufake unobangela wokuntlitheka kweFlight 3407 ngempazamo eyenziwa ngukapteni wenqwelomoya, othe waphendula ngendlela engachanekanga ekusebenzeni kwesixhobo esiphambili sokhuseleko, esenza ukuba inqwelomoya ime. Kodwa uphando lwebhodi lukwafumanise ukuba abaqhubi beenqwelo-moya abaqeqeshwanga ngokwaneleyo malunga nendlela yokubuyisela kwisitali esigcweleyo. Ukapteni waye wasilela kwiimvavanyo ezininzi zezakhono zakhe zokuqhuba iinqwelomoya ngaphambi nasemva kokuqeshwa nguColgan, kodwa wavunyelwa ukuba aphinde azithathe kwakhona iimvavanyo, athe waziphumelela. Amagosa aseColgan athi ayengazi ngokusilela kwangaphambili ngexesha kwakuqeshwa umphathi. Ingozi ibonakalise i-gap kwirekhodi yokhuseleko lweenqwelo-moya zengingqi kunye nabathwali abakhulu.
USennenja uCharles Schumer, DN.Y., uthe uza kwenza isilungiso esifuna ukuba abaqhubi beenqwelo-moya abakunye nabo babenobuncinane beeyure ezili-1,500 zamava okubhabha. Iikhapteni sele zifuna ukuba namava angako, kodwa abaqhubi beenqwelo-moya banokuba neeyure ezingama-250 ezimbalwa. Esi siphakamiso siphambili kumalungu osapho lwamaxhoba eFlight 3407, athathe uhambo oluninzi oluya eWashington ukuya kuphembelela iCongress. Iyachaswa lishishini leenqwelomoya kunye nezikolo zenqwelomoya, aboyika ukuba iya kubangela ukuba abafundi bagqithe ezikolweni ngeenzame zokufumana iiyure zokubhabha ngokukhawuleza kangangoko banako.
Uninzi lweenqwelomoya ezinkulu sele zifuna ngaphezulu kwe-1,500 iiyure kubaqhubi beenqwelomoya, kodwa abathwali bengingqi bahlala beqesha abaqhubi abanamava kwaye bababhatale imivuzo ephantsi.
Lo mthetho uyilwayo awujongani nayo yonke imiba yokhuseleko ephakanyiswe yingozi yaseBuffalo. Uhambo lokuhamba umgama omde olunokubakho ukudinwa, umzekelo, alulungiswa.
“Mininzi imibuzo ethe yaphakanyiswa. Asinaso isisombululo sabo bonke,” watsho uSen. Bryon Dorgan, DN.D., usihlalo weqela lezomoya leSenethi.
Phakathi kweminye imiba yokhuseleko, eli bhili liza kuvalela abaqhubi beenqwelomoya ukuba basebenzise iilaptops kunye nezinye izixhobo zombane zobuqu kwi-cockpit, impendulo kwisiganeko sika-Okthobha apho inqwelomoya yaseNorthwest Airlines ethwele abakhweli be-144 yabhabha ngaphezulu kweekhilomitha ezili-100 ukudlula apho ibisiya khona eMinneapolis ngelixa inqwelomoya abaqhubi beenqwelomoya ababini bebesebenza kwiilaptop zabo.
Lo mthetho uyilwayo uza kuphinda kabini uhlolo lwe-FAA lwazo zonke izikhululo zokulungiswa kweenqwelomoya kunye nokugcinwa kweenqwelomoya zangaphandle ezisebenza kwiinqwelomoya zase-US, ezifuna kabini ngonyaka endaweni yoko ngonyaka.
Iinkampani zeenqwelo moya bezisenza phantse wonke umsebenzi omkhulu wolungiso nowokulungisa zisebenzisa abasebenzi bazo. Kule minyaka ingamashumi amabini idlulileyo, baye bandisa umsebenzi kwizikhululo zokulungisa zasekhaya nezangaphandle ezisebenzisa ixabiso eliphantsi, abasebenzi abangengowomtshato.
