More than just CBD…. Pilots and Safety Sensitive Personnel Unwittingly Risking Their Careers

In the U.S. and in many other countries, CBD (cannabidiol) products can be legally purchased from brick-and-mortar retailers or online. While it may be technically legal for pilots and aviation professionals to use CBD products, they do so at great risk to their certificates and careers; a positive drug test result always precipitates an enforcement investigation by the FAA—first a letter of investigation (LOI) from the FAA’s Drug Abatement Division, and ultimately an emergency certificate action revoking certificates.

MICHAEL DWORKINDecember 16, 2021CBD, PILOT, FAA, ATP, DOT, HEMP, MARIJUANA

A Nuts and Bolts Approach to Air Carrier Certification

How do you make a million dollars in aviation? Start with a billion!

Avialex Law Group, LLP article on the ‘Nuts and Bolts Approach to Air Carrier Certification’.

The FAA provides clarification on “Holding Out” - Expense Sharing vs. Compensation or Hire

The FAA released clarification on the exemption to “holding out” for “compensation or hire” and provided some necessary guidelines for expense sharing.