Omar Villafranca is a CBS News correspondent based in Dallas. He joined CBS News in 2014 as a correspondent for Newspath. Before CBS, Villafranca worked at KXAS-TV Dallas-Fort Worth, at KOTV-TV the ...

The FAA now requires commercial hot air balloon pilots carrying paying passengers to hold at least a second-class medical certificate, aligning their requirements with commercial airplane and ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. (KXAN) — The Federal Aviation Administration officially implemented a rule requiring commercial balloon operators to have a second-class medical certificate, according to a release ...

LOCKHART, Texas (KXAN) — Saturday will mark the sixth anniversary of the tragic loss of 16 lives when a hot air balloon, whose pilot was under the influence, crashed into a power line in Lockhart. It ...

BasicMed now allows pilots to fly aircraft with up to seven occupants (six passengers) and a maximum takeoff weight of 12,500 pounds (excluding transport category helicopters). Pilot examiners can now ...

LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — The pilot involved in a deadly Southern Nevada plane crash last week wasn't medically cleared to fly, according to FAA records. The two people who died in the crash have since been ...

A Jan. 17 Instagram post (direct link, archived link) shows a screenshot of a tweet that portrays two pilots in a cockpit. "The FAA just telegraphed the fact that a substantial number of airline ...