Lack of In-Person Medical Screenings for Pilots a Concern, Says Advocacy Group

A pilot takes the elevator at Toronto Pearson International Airport in Toronto on Dec. 14, 2020.The Canadian Press/Nathan Denette

The federal government has no intention of bringing back regular in-person medical exams for commercial pilots, a move decried by an air safety advocacy group.

“It’s long past time to return to full, annual in-person medicals,” says pilot Greg Hill from the organization Free to Fly.