Pilot Chesley Sullenberger and relatives of passengers killed in a western New York plane crash say they'll fight any efforts to roll back hard-fought flight safety reforms.
Sullenberger, who landed a disabled passenger jet on New York's Hudson River, appeared Monday with Sen. Chuck Schumer near the site of the crash of Continental Connection Flight 3407 in the Buffalo suburb of Clarence.
They and relatives of those killed in the 2009 crash, which investigators blamed on pilot error, say regional carriers may try to use this year's re-authorization of the FAA to dilute safety standards the families lobbied for.
Sullenberger said the country owes it to those who died on the flight not to let that happen.
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