Advocate opposes policy to allow Canadian pilots to skip medicals for two years
Hill said airlines and unions seem to be “decoupling common sense and conscience” while most of the public is unaware of the drop in standards
The extension of a COVID-era policy that allows pilots to do in-person medicals every three years instead of annually is facing opposition.
Greg Hill, director of Free to Fly Canada, voiced criticism of the policy in a statement shared with the Western Standard. He said Canada is “the only nation I know of allowing this.” ---More...