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Oversight Of Pilot Medical Fitness Tightens

Steve Scott

Monday, July 23rd, 2007

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Witnesses before a recent hearing of the aviation subcommittee of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee said that the Federal Aviation Administration is making progress in improving its oversight of the Airman Medical Certification (AMC) process. But the U.S. aviation agency must tighten oversight of pilots' medical fitness to ensure that they are healthy enough to fly and don't pose a hazard to others, the U.S. Department of Transportation's inspector general stated. The FAA determines whether airmen are medically fit…

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