US DOT: NTSB, airline industry agreement on post- ac accident family affairs & emergency response expenses.

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M2 PRESSWIRE-9 September 1999-US DOT: NTSB, airline industry sign agreement on post-accident family affairs and local emergency response expenses (C)1994-99 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:070999 Washington, D.C. -- The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and the Air Transport Association (ATA) have signed an agreement under which for the first time air carriers have volunteered to pay for extraordinary expenses for crash victim recovery and identification and emergency response.

This agreement is a result of the NTSB and ATA carriers working together since the passage of the Family Affairs Assistance Act to aid families of victims of aircraft accidents. The agreement states that the ATA carriers will reimburse and/or pay for the logistical and...