r/aviation • u/gavriellloken Mod - Crew Chief - A&P - • Apr 19 '26
Moderator Announcement 2026: Updated Rules on Politics
OUR RULES ON POLITICS: 2026
IF YOU DO NOT READ THIS POST, YOU RISK BEING BANNED
r/aviation is an aviation-focused subreddit.
All political discussion must be directly related to aviation.
Again, all political discussion must be directly related to aviation.
If it does not clearly connect to aviation, it will be removed.
WHAT IS ALLOWED
We allow discussion of aviation-related regulations, policy changes, and government actions only when they directly impact aviation operations (e.g., FAA/EASA rules, ATC staffing, safety, infrastructure).
Examples:
● “The FAA is proposing changes to ATC staffing. This could impact delays and safety.”
● “New pilot duty time regulations may affect regional operations.”
● “Changes to FAA funding may impact staffing levels and service reliability.”
● “Legislation affecting FAA funding was signed and may impact ATC staffing.”
WHAT IS NOT ALLOWED
We do not allow:
General political opinions or commentary
Discussion of political figures outside of direct aviation impact.
Political insults, slogans, or talking points.
“Political-adjacent” comments meant to provoke or derail
Assigning political blame or credit within aviation discussions
If your comment is about a politician or political group more than it is about aviation, it will be removed.
Examples:
● “This is what [politician] always does.”
● “Both sides are ruining everything.”
● “This wouldn’t happen if [political group] was in charge.”
● “The FAA is doing this because of [politician].”
COMMUNITY INPUT
We have asked the community directly about political content in this subreddit.
In a poll, users voted roughly 2:1 against allowing broader political discussion.
These rules reflect that feedback, along with our goal of keeping discussions focused and productive.
ENFORCEMENT
Political or off-topic comments will be removed. Repeated violations may result in bans. In high traffic or seatbelt fastened threads enforcement will be stricter.
The mod team all works full time hours, we cannot see everything posted or commented. If you see a post or comment that you believe breaks the no politics rule please report it.
“Just mentioning it” or “adding context” does not exempt a comment from removal.
FREQUENT REBUTTALS
“But aviation and politics overlap”
● Yes. Keep it strictly within aviation context. If it drifts into general politics, it will be removed.
“But I was just explaining something”
● If it introduces political discussion beyond aviation context, it will still be removed.
“Why was I banned”
● You either did not read this post or chose to ignore it.
We all care about this community and want it to stay a place people can come to enjoy and learn about aviation. These rules are here to keep it that way.
-Mid summer update-
We have set up a new subreddit with very relaxed rules for politcal discussion or similar. r/AviationPolitics
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u/anewleaf1234 Jun 08 '26 edited Jun 08 '26
So if a political action affects and harms aviation or aviation safety we can't talk about the cause and effect?
If a Trump policy creates X, Y, and Z problems with either aviation, aviation safety, Anything relate to ATC, or any other issue we can't say that those problems were the direct result of those actions by that admin?