The 10 latest articles on Pilot Health & Fitness come from 10 sources, published between Oct 28 and Nov 12.
People in these stories: Andrew Tangel (2), Char Dham (2)
Organizations: DGCA (3), FAA (2), European Cockpit Association (2), ECA (2)
Places: Europe (3), US (2), Palm Beach (2), County (2), Fla. (2), Uttarakhand (2)
Get extra lift from AOPA. Start your free membership trial today! Click here News & Media Researcher requests pilot fatigue reports November 12, 2026 By Jim Moore Share via: A pilot and doctoral candidate at Liberty University is seeking survey responses from fellow…
The Federation of Indian Pilots (FIP) has urged the Ministry of Civil Aviation to withdraw the Directorate General of Civil Aviation’s (DGCA) decision to extend temporary relaxations under the revised Flight Duty Time Limitations (FDTL) framework until March 31, 2027. The extension…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency and the Federal Road Safety Corps are collaborating to introduce mandatory drug testing as part of the licensing requirements for commercial vehicle drivers in a move aimed at curbing drug-related road accidents. The Chairman…
For fliers who assume a smaller jet buys the same level of safety as a big airline, the Wall Street Journal lays out why that's not the case. Citing federal data, it reports... Why Private Charter Flights Often Carry Higher…
The safety rules for operators of private charter flights are very different from commercial airlines: Pilots don’t need as much experience, black boxes aren’t always required, and there isn’t a mandated retirement age. Chartered flights account for a fraction of…
The industry must prepare to comply with the FAA’s foreign repair station drug and alcohol testing rule. Opinion: Preparing For The FAA’s Global Substance Testing Requirements is part of our Aviation Week & Space Technology - Inside MRO and AWIN subscriptions.
Deborah O’Donoghue is a reporter at Travel Tomorrow. This British-Irish writer lived in the UK and France before moving to Belgium. She has travelled all over the world and worked in car body repairs, in the best fish ‘n’ chip…
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has made it mandatory for helicopter operators in Uttarakhand's Char Dham sector to deploy two pilots on every flight from Monday, November 2, following a crash that killed all six people on board on…
NEW DELHI: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has introduced new rules for helicopter operations in the Char Dham sector from November 2, following a crash in Uttarakhand that killed all six people on board. A DGCA official told TNIE,…
Three in four airline pilots in Europe have admitted to experiencing microsleeps in the cockpit due to fatigue, according to new research. A survey of almost 7,200 captains and first officers found that many pilots are struggling with a lack of…
Pilots' medical fitness and mental health: medical certification, drug and alcohol testing, fatigue and duty-time rules, and pilot age limits.
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