ALBANY - Two recent plane crashes with regional connections involved pilots in their 80s who received a newer type of medical certificate that requires less oversight from the Federal Aviation ...

A bipartisan bill aimed at overhauling how the US aviation community handles mental health and aviation certification was introduced in the US Senate this week. Designed to reduce the stigma ...

It’s been more than two years since Michael Hotto was denied his medical certificate due to his history of “post-COVID ...

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — Annie Vargas could see her son slipping away and pleaded with him to seek help. But her son, Brian Wittke, a 41-year-old Delta Air Lines pilot and father of three, pushed back, ...

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah - Annie Vargas could see her son slipping away and pleaded with him to seek help. But her son, Brian Wittke, a 41-year-old Delta Air Lines pilot and father of three, pushed back, ...

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has announced that it will issue new guidance for aviation medical examiners (AMEs) regarding the screening and treatment of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in ...

GRAND FORKS — When Sky Overbo began her work as an embedded aviation psychologist at the University of North Dakota, it was a “fast and furious” learning experience going through regulations and ...

Dr. Robert Sancetta is a former DC-10 captain with 11,000 flight hours. He has worked as a Senior AME since 1993 and is appointed as AME Consultant to the FAA Federal Air Surgeon.

Smoke rises from a plane crash in Wallkill on Sept. 27. The pilot was killed after the plane went into a stall, according to a preliminary report from the National Transportation Safety Board. ALBANY ...