FAA: Larger Aircraft, More Passengers For BasicMed Pilots

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FAA headquarters on Feb. 9, 2024, in Washington, DC. 

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The FAA has updated its BasicMed program, further expanding the operational limits on pilots, allowing them to operate larger aircraft and fly more passengers. The revisions were part of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024, signed by President Joe Biden in May 2024, to expand BasicMed pilots’...
Jeremy Kariuki

Jeremy Kariuki was Associate Editor for Business Aviation, based in Atlanta. Before joining Aviation Week in April 2023, Jeremy served as a writer for FLYING Magazine, FreightWaves and the Center for Sustainable Journalism.

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