Legal Opinion
Friedman v. Federal Aviation Administration
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided November 15, 2016No. 16-1007PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BROWN, Circuit Judge:
“I’ve never known an industry that can get into people’s blood the way aviation does.”
—Robert Six, founder of Continental Airlines
Petitioner Eric Friedman (“Friedman”), a commercial airline pilot, claims Respondent Federal Aviation Administration (“the FAA” or “the Agency”) has behaved in an arbitrary and capricious manner in assessing his request for a commercial airline pilot’s license. Friedman has been diagnosed with Insulin Treated Diabetes Melli-tus (“ITDM”), and although he holds a third class medical certificate authorizing him to pilot non-commercial flights in…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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