Now that the FAA will issue special-issuance medicals for pilots on antidepressants, would you hire a pilot, or allow an existing pilot, who is taking FAA-approved antidepressants, to fly for your flight department?
June 29, 2011, 4:20 AM
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Yes, if the FAA is OK with this, then we're OK with it, too.
Yes, but only as a first officer.
Maybe. It would depend on further investigation of the pilot's specific condition and medication.
We'd allow existing pilots approved for these meds, but would not hire pilots with such approvals.
No, it's just too risky. We can't allow any pilot with even a minor mental health disorder to fly for us.
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