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For decades, when it comes treating mild or moderate mental health issues, many commercial pilots say they have faced an impossible choice.  "It's either their career or their mental health," said Chris Arnold, pilot...

Rep. Sean Casten—John Hauser was a Chicagoland student working toward becoming a commercial pilot. He’d long wanted to be a pilot and was pursuing that dream. But Hauser had been experiencing depression and was...

Washington—Members of the U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passed a bill Monday that would force the Federal Aviation Administration to make a sweeping overhaul of what critics call antiquated pilot mental health rules.

A detailed system meant to keep pilots from flying when they need mental-health care may be leading them to avoid the help they need.

Fox News senior congressional correspondent Chad Pergram reports on legislation aimed at reforming mental health policies for pilots and air traffic controllers to reduce stigma and improve safety.

Pilots who have dealt with the FAA’s medical certification process know the medical standards are not always clear. The difference between disqualification due to an aeromedically significant condition and eligibility under the federal regulations...

Why Airline Pilots Feel Pushed to Hide Their Mental Illness Is the F.A.A. really ensuring safety by disqualifying pilots who receive a diagnosis or treatment?

Pilots are suffering under procedures that can only be described as coming from the Dark Ages of Mental Healthcare.

After their son, who worked as a pilot, died by suicide, a couple now works to break the stigma of mental health for pilots. NBC Chicago’s Stefan Holt reports.

As a former counselor and presently a personal coach for pilots, I’ve had the unique privilege of coming to understand the pressures faced by aviators.

April’s recommendations to the FAA on mental health address many of pilots’ concerns. How the FAA sees them through is another story.

The Federal Aviation Administration has created a committee to help address issues pilots face with seeking help.

A local commercial pilot said he can no longer fly, as of now, because of how the FAA is addressing veterans and mental health. He said his story highlights a much broader dilemma.