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FAA's Aeromedical Head Talks Covid Impact
The Covid pandemic caused many changes and alterations in the aeromedical realm according to FAA Federal Air Surgeon Dr. Susan Northrup.
Covid has caused many changes to the ways that aviation operates. According to Dr. Susan Northrup, the head of the FAA's Office of Aerospace Medicine, IATA and many private organizations are working on vaccination/testing certificate programs to help ease the return of international travel.
Covid has caused many changes to the ways that aviation operates. According to Dr. Susan Northrup, the head of the FAA's Office of Aerospace Medicine, IATA and many private organizations are working on vaccination/testing certificate programs to help ease the return of international travel.

Just as it had in virtually every other aspect of life, the Covid pandemic caused many changes and alterations in the aeromedical realm, according to Dr. Susan Northrup, the FAA's federal air surgeon. Speaking this week during the virtual Flight Safety Foundation/NBAA Business Aviation Safety Summit, she noted how the agency reacted to the initial spread of the virus and had to adapt after the first cluster of infections was reported in mid-March 2020 among air traffic controllers working the tower at Chicago Midway Airport.