FAA Investigating Nearly 5,000 Pilots Who May Have Been Hiding Health Issues, Report Finds

FAA Investigates Nearly 5,000 Pilots

The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating almost 5,000 pilots who allegedly hid medical issues that may have affected their ability to fly.

How many commercial pilots lied about their health?

Some disturbing news is being reported this week at Breitbart involving the safety of commercial airline flights. As it turns out, despite the fact that we are still dealing with a serious shortage of...

FAA: 5,000 pilots lied about health issues that could ground them

Pilots were receiving disability benefits for the exact conditions they were allegedly trying to conceal.

Almost 5,000 US pilots probed for flying with disqualifying conditions

Nearly 5,000 US pilots, all of whom are military veterans, reportedly falsified medical records to work as pilots while collecting benefits for disqualifying disabilities.

The airmen targeted are ex-soldiers who are said to have hidden health problems that could make them unfit to fly.

Nearly 5K pilots forged medical records to fly, FAA says

The pilots under investigation, who are military veterans, are accused of intentionally omitting or submitting inaccurate and false details about medical conditions to the FAA.