Senators Push for Increased Loan Aid for Student Pilots

Senators Urge Education Department to Expand Loan Access for Student Pilots

A letter from a bipartisan group of U.S. senators is calling on the Department of Education to give student pilots greater access to federal loan aid by recognizing aviation and flight training as professional degree programs. The lawmakers, led by Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), sent a letter Monday asking the department to clarify the definition under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, enacted in July. The legislatio…

Senators Push for Increased Loan Aid for Student Pilots

A bipartisan group of U.S. senators is pushing to give students enrolled in aviation programs and FAA-certified Part 141 flight training schools increased access to federal loan aid. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act, signed into law in July, sets up new lifetime borrowing caps for graduate and professional degree students. These limits, which are higher than those used for undergraduate programs, apply to fields such as medicine, law, and veterina…