FAA Invites Complaints on Sky-High Rule Breakers
Published Date: 1/22/2026
Notice
Summary
The FAA is starting a new way to collect formal complaints about rule-breaking in aviation. If you think someone isn’t following FAA rules, you can file a written complaint, and the FAA will decide if it needs to investigate. They want your thoughts on this process by February 23, 2026, so speak up and help shape how complaints are handled!
Analyzed Economic Effects
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Time cost to file or answer FAA complaints
If you file a formal complaint with the FAA under 14 CFR 13.5(b), it will take about four hours for you to write the complaint. A subject of a complaint will also need about four hours to write an answer; the FAA estimates about seven formal complaints per year and a total public burden of 56 hours annually. Written comments on this information collection are due February 23, 2026.
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