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 ...
Nearly 5,000 pilots licensed to operate in the US were investigated for allegedly falsifying medical records to hide conditions that could deem them unfit to fly, the Federal Aviation Administration ...
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 ...
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 ...
Pilots under BasicMed can now fly larger aircraft, thanks to an update published in the 410-page FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024 that went into effect this week. The FAA released the following details ...