Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Summary
The bill makes helicopter operators that carry two or more paying passengers follow the same safety equipment, pilot training, duty‑rest, and maintenance rules that airlines must follow. It applies to most commercial helicopter services, except emergency medical flights, and gives the FAA up to two years to enforce the new standards. The goal is to reduce crashes caused by fatigue, poor maintenance, and missing safety gear.
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