FAA to Appoint Rulemaking Committee to Examine Pilot Mental Health
The Federal Aviation Administration will establish a Pilot Mental Health Aviation Rulemaking Committee (ARC) to provide recommendations on breaking down the barriers that prevent pilots from reporting mental health issues to the agency. “Mental health care has made great strides in recent years, and we want to make sure the FAA is considering those […]
Pilot mental health care still facing ‘normalisation’ barriers
Efforts within the air transport sector to overcome stigma attached to mental health problems are progressing but work is still needed to achieve parity of treatment between psychological and physical illness. The deliberate crash of a Germanwings Airbus A320 in March 2015 jolted the airline industry into confronting cockpit mental health head-on, although the accident […]
