All pilots must obtain an FAA medical certificate to ensure safety standards and are required to have one before their first solo flight. The process involves completing an online application through ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about the airline industry and aviation safety. The Federal Aviation Administration today announced final rules making it ...

Regardless of your experience, training or occupation, if you fly airplanes, you need to show the FAA that you are medically safe to fly. For sport pilots, that is your driver’s license. Basic Med is ...

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 ...

All students planning to begin flight training at Saint Louis University must hold a current Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) medical certificate. Proof of your holding a current first or ...

Before pilot Barry Edwin Emerson overshot the runway at Greenville Downtown Airport, there was little chance anyone would find out whether he was flying with an expired medical certification. As a ...

Passengers of size aren't the only concern in the friendly skies. According to a recent announcement from the Federal Aviation Administration, the FAA medical branch will now issue special ...

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 ...

OAKLAND (KPIX 5) – When it comes to clearing pilots for takeoff, the Federal Aviation Administration uses regular medical exams to make sure they're fit to fly. But the process may not be fair for ...

Stronger psychological support is needed as new reforms push airlines and regulators to treat mental health as essential to ...

Annie Vargas could see her son slipping away and pleaded with him to seek help. But her son, Brian Wittke, a 41-year-old ...