The FAA has postponed controversial changes to its medical deferral process, initially scheduled to begin on January 1, 2025. This decision followed significant pushback from pilots and aviation ...

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) requires pilots to be medically certified to fly. The FAA delegates authority to perform medical certification exams to physicians who complete specialized ...

BasicMed is the soon-to-be adopted medical ­certification standard for private pilots written into a new Part 68 of the Federal Aviation Regulations. The FAA in January adopted the rules after a long, ...

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 ...

Unions and pilot associations have written an open letter to the Federal Aviation Administration ( FAA) to pause the ...