The FAA has reversed its controversial plan to deny pilot medical certifications for incomplete applications, a move welcomed by the aviation community. Instead of denials, the agency is actively ...

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

The author, an armless pilot, is pursuing a third-class medical certificate to fly a custom-built airplane, "The Impossible Airplane," which doesn't qualify under light sport rules. Securing the ...

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 sign marks the entrance to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) headquarters building in Washington, D.C. Credit: J. David Ake / Getty Images A proposed change to the FAA’s airman medical ...

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has updated features pertaining to the medical application process, hoping to educate pilots on submitting complete applications. The FAA's online platform ...

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 ...

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 ...