An Alaska Airlines aircraft flies past the U.S. Capitol before landing at Reagan National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., January 24, 2022. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts/File Photo
The Federal Aviation Administration is naming a pilot mental health committee to provide recommendations to address barriers preventing pilots from reporting mental health issues.
The issue has taken on new urgency since an off-duty Alaska Airlines (ALK.N) pilot last month was charged with trying to disable the engines of a jet in flight and told police afterward he was suffering a nervous breakdown.
The FAA on Thursday said it would also work to address uncompleted recommendations from a July inspector general’s office report on pilot mental health.
Reporting by David Shepardson; Editing by Mark Porter
