AINsight: Update on FAA Policies During the Pandemic

The FAA’s medical policies during the Covid-19 pandemic remain a moving target, but with vaccines we can see the light at the end of the tunnel.

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By Robert Sancetta • AIN Contributor

December 11, 2020

Robert Sancetta

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Dr. Robert Sancetta is a former DC-10 captain with 11,000 flight hours. He has worked as a Senior AME since 1993 and is appointed as AME Consultant to the FAA Federal Air Surgeon.

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