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tems, 
icing 
conditions, 
and 
microburst 
and 
windshear weather events. 
(2) REPORT
TO
CONGRESS
AND
NTSB.—Not 
later than one year after the date on which the Ad-
ministrator convenes the panel, the Administrator 
shall— 
(A) submit to the Committee on Transpor-
tation and Infrastructure of the House of Rep-
resentatives, the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate, and 
the National Transportation Safety Board a re-
port based on the findings of the panel; and 
(B) with respect to stick pusher systems, 
initiate appropriate actions to implement the 
recommendations of the panel. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the following defi-
nitions apply: 
(1) FLIGHT
TRAINING
AND
FLIGHT
SIMU-
LATOR.—The terms ‘‘flight training’’ and ‘‘flight 
simulator’’ have the meanings given those terms in 
part 61.1 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations 
(or any successor regulation). 
(2) STALL.—The term ‘‘stall’’ means an aero-
dynamic loss of lift caused by exceeding the critical 
angle of attack. 
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(3) STICK PUSHER.—The term ‘‘stick pusher’’ 
means a device that, at or near a stall, applies a 
nose down pitch force to an aircraft’s control col-
umns to attempt to decrease the aircraft’s angle of 
attack. 
(4) UPSET.—The term ‘‘upset’’ means an un-
usual aircraft attitude. 
SEC. 209. FAA RULEMAKING ON TRAINING PROGRAMS. 
(a) COMPLETION
OF RULEMAKING
ON TRAINING 
PROGRAMS.—Not later than 14 months after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal 
Aviation Administration shall issue a final rule with re-
spect to the notice of proposed rulemaking published in 
the Federal Register on January 12, 2009 (74 Fed. Reg. 
1280; relating to training programs for flight crew-
members and aircraft dispatchers). 
(b) EXPERT PANEL TO REVIEW PART 121 AND PART 
135 TRAINING HOURS.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 60 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Adminis-
trator shall convene a multidisciplinary expert panel 
comprised of, at a minimum, air carrier representa-
tives, training facility representatives, instructional 
design experts, aircraft manufacturers, safety orga-
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nization representatives, and labor union representa-
tives. 
(2) ASSESSMENT
AND
RECOMMENDATIONS.— 
The panel shall assess and make recommendations 
concerning— 
(A) the best methods and optimal time 
needed for flight crewmembers of part 121 air 
carriers and flight crewmembers of part 135 air 
carriers to master aircraft systems, maneuvers, 
procedures, takeoffs and landings, and crew co-
ordination; 
(B) initial and recurrent testing require-
ments for pilots, including the rigor and con-
sistency of testing programs such as check 
rides; 
(C) the optimal length of time between 
training events for such flight crewmembers, in-
cluding recurrent training events; 
(D) the best methods reliably to evaluate 
mastery by such flight crewmembers of aircraft 
systems, maneuvers, procedures, takeoffs and 
landings, and crew coordination; 
(E) classroom instruction requirements 
governing curriculum content and hours of in-
struction; 
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(F) the best methods to allow specific aca-
demic training courses to be credited toward 
the total flight hours required to receive an air-
line transport pilot certificate; and 
(G) crew leadership training. 
(3) BEST PRACTICES.—In making recommenda-
tions under subsection (b)(2), the panel shall con-
sider, if appropriate, best practices in the aviation 
industry with respect to training protocols, methods, 
and procedures. 
(4) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator 
shall submit to the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives, 
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Trans-
portation of the Senate, and the National Transpor-
tation Safety Board a report based on the findings 
of the panel. 
SEC. 210. DISCLOSURE OF AIR CARRIERS OPERATING 
FLIGHTS FOR TICKETS SOLD FOR AIR TRANS-
PORTATION. 
Section 41712 of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(c) DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENT FOR SELLERS OF 
TICKETS FOR FLIGHTS.— 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—It shall be an unfair or de-
ceptive practice under subsection (a) for any ticket 
agent, air carrier, foreign air carrier, or other person 
offering to sell tickets for air transportation on a 
flight of an air carrier to fail to disclose, whether 
verbally in oral communication or in writing in writ-
ten or electronic communication, prior to the pur-
chase of a ticket— 
‘‘(A) the name of the air carrier providing 
the air transportation; and 
‘‘(B) if the flight has more than one flight 
segment, the name of each air carrier providing 
the air transportation for each such flight seg-
ment. 
‘‘(2) INTERNET
OFFERS.—In the case of an 
offer to sell tickets described in paragraph (1) on an 
Internet Web site, disclosure of the information re-
quired by paragraph (1) shall be provided on the 
first display of the Web site following a search of a 
requested itinerary in a format that is easily visible 
to a viewer.’’. 
SEC. 211. SAFETY INSPECTIONS OF REGIONAL AIR CAR-
RIERS. 
The Administrator of the Federal Aviation Adminis-
tration shall perform, not less frequently than once each 
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