ATC System Vulnerabilities have moved from an infrastructure concern to a training concern for pilots, instructors, and certification candidates. Confirmed federal findings point to aging air traffic systems, cybersecurity exposure in aircraft communications, and modernization work that will take years … Read more
Light-Sport Aircraft Regulations changed significantly after the FAA’s MOSAIC final rule, giving sport pilots, instructors, repairmen, and training providers a wider set of aircraft and operational choices. Confirmed by the FAA, MOSAIC affected aircraft design, manufacture, airworthiness certification, operation, and … Read more
The 737 MAX Software Glitch has been resolved from a certification-blocking standpoint, but it remains highly relevant for airline training departments, check airmen, and pilots preparing for type-specific procedures. The issue centered on certain flight management computer software versions used … Read more
FAA diabetes certification entered a significant policy review phase on September 4, 2026, when the FAA published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking titled “Modernizing Medical Standards for Non-Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus Cases.” Confirmed: the proposal would amend 14 CFR Part … Read more
Confirmed FAA action on single-pilot exemptions changed the training and operating assumptions for a defined group of Cessna Citation CE-500 series aircraft. On September 28, 2026, with effect on September 29, 2026, the FAA published a policy rescinding single-pilot training … Read more
The Admin PE-GEN designation is now part of the FAA’s examiner structure, and its impact on pilot certification is more practical than dramatic. Confirmed: on September 10, 2026, the FAA issued Notice 8000.390, establishing the Administrative Pilot Examiner with General … Read more
As of October 22, 2026, 737 MAX-7 certification has moved from a pending program milestone to a practical training issue for airlines, instructors, and pilots assigned to Boeing 737 fleets. The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration issued an amended type certificate … Read more
Single-Pilot Exemptions for certain Cessna Citation CE-500 series aircraft ended as an active operating pathway after the FAA published Notice 2026-19843 in the Federal Register on September 28, 2026, with the policy effective on September 29, 2026. The notice said … Read more
Confirmed: the FAA’s certification modernization rule comment period has already closed. The agency published the Transport Airplane and Propulsion Certification Modernization notice of proposed rulemaking on June 26, 2026, and the extended deadline for public comments passed on September 24, … Read more
The FAA’s military pilot medical proposal, published on August 10, 2026, would change one narrow but meaningful step in pilot certification for certain military trainees. As of October 13, 2026, the public comment period had closed on October 9, 2026, … Read more
Air Force Pilot Training has become a useful signal for the wider aviation workforce because the service is testing many of the same ideas civilian schools, regional airlines, and certification planners are weighing: earlier screening, stronger instrument foundations, multi-engine exposure, … Read more
Military Medical Certification now sits at the center of a targeted FAA proposal that could reduce duplicate paperwork for certain military pilot trainees training in civilian programs. On August 10, 2026, the FAA issued a proposed rule that would remove … Read more
The FAA’s 737 MAX-7 certification on August 3, 2026, closed a long approval process and gave airlines, training departments, and pilots a clearer path for bringing the smallest MAX variant into commercial service. For pilots, the practical issue is not … Read more
The FAA Medical Proposal published on August 10, 2026, targets a narrow but meaningful pilot certification issue: whether certain military pilot trainees should still need an FAA third-class medical certificate when they already meet U.S. military pilot medical examination standards. … Read more
FAA Safety Priorities under Administrator Bryan Bedford are reshaping how pilots, flight schools, and operators should think about certification readiness, medical compliance, and day-to-day risk control. Bedford was sworn in on July 10, 2025, and leads an FAA workforce of … Read more
The sport pilot PTS changes are no longer just a proposal for schools and applicants to monitor. Confirmed: the FAA published the Sport Pilot Practical Test Standards Alignment final rule on September 14, 2026, and compliance with the revised standards … Read more
ATP certifications have become a clear marker of how the U.S. airline pilot supply is changing. Confirmed federal data show that the number of people qualified to serve as U.S. commercial passenger airline pilots, measured as ATP holders with active … Read more
FAA Diabetes Certification entered a new policy phase on September 4, 2026, when the FAA published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking titled “Modernizing Medical Standards for Non-Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus Cases.” The proposal would allow certain applicants with non-insulin treated … Read more
