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But they'll want to prove that for themselves, so they'll have a group focusing specifically on that. then you'll have a group looking at air traffic control and the communications between the tower and the pilot. so, they'll be looking at that aspect. and then they'll be looking really closely at the pilots, the pilot's training, how did this pilot sleep the night before, what did he eat the night before. of course, they'll be drug and alcohol testing as well on people on board as far as the crew members go. and then last but certainly not least is they're going to want to look at the landing...

Important connection between pilot sleep, or lack of it, and air safety. after years of complaints about pilot fatigue, the federal aviation administration last year did issue new, improved sleep requirements for american air carriers. it still has not addressed the problems of pilots who commute long distances to their bases, often spending the night as we found in an abc news investigation in crew lounges or in so-called crash pads near the airport where quality sleep can be elusive. >> you're not going to get full consolidated sleep doing that. >> reporter: for many pilots, it remains true ...