Senator Hoeven introduces a Bipartisan bill to “modernize the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) approach to mental ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)—a member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation (CST) and Ranking ...

A bipartisan bill aimed at overhauling how the US aviation community handles mental health and aviation certification was ...

April’s recommendations to the FAA on mental health address many of pilots’ concerns. How the FAA sees them through is another story. If a pilot is grounded for mental health reasons, how long should ...

Richard Wesmoreland says in the beginning, being an airline pilot was great. But the repeated, days-long stretches away from home — commuting back and forth between his home near Houston and regional ...

Many Americans cope with anxiety--pilots included. The FAA has strict guidelines as to which antidepressant medications pilots can take and the procedures they must follow to establish their medical ...

For many pilots, flying is not just a job — it’s part of their identity. Sources within the aviation industry say it is incredibly common for pilots to fear losing their jobs, and subsequently, a core ...

Former Alaska Airlines pilot who attempted to shut down engines in flight receives court supervision sentence.

The Aviation Mental Health Symposium was hosted by Western Michigan University at the College of Aviation in Battle Creek, Michigan, October 7-10, 2024. We welcomed in many different aviation ...

The release of MOSAIC has increased the interest in Sport pilot training. The requirements for the certificate have not changed under the new rules, and sport pilot allows for certification with less ...

Transgender no longer considered a disorder, FAA says. — -- Transgender pilots are no longer considered to suffer from a gender identity disorder -- that's according to an updated medical guide ...

The owner and operator of a plane that crashed in North Myrtle Beach on July 2, killing all five people on board, was a medical examiner whose recommendations helped determine the readiness of current ...