Business · 19/03/1996Updated: 10/18/2026 · 1 min read

FAA Revises Airman Medical Standards and Certification Procedures

Summary

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has revised airman medical standards and certification procedures to improve aviation safety, reflecting current medical knowledge and practice, and to address petitions for rulemaking related to medical standards and duration of medical certificates.

Original source language: Federal Register — Federal Aviation AdministrationOpen original release →

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