Le Pilots Federation [EDTPF]

The Pilots Federation is a secretive organization that oversees and represents the galaxy's independent pilots, almost all of whom are licensed members and granted the title "commander". Since its founding in 2805, the Pilots Federation has amassed enormous wealth and influence, but always maintained political neutrality, dedicating itself to supporting pilots rather than nations or political factions. Despite the organization's prominence, it directly controls only a handful of systems: the Pilots' Federation Local Branch controls LHS 3447, Asellus Primus, and the main headquarters of Shinrarta Dezhra, and the Pilots' Federation Administration controls the Pilots' Federation District reserved for newly licensed commanders. It also operates the ubiquitous GalNet data network, which is its primary source of income, and holds the authority to place systems under permit restrictions at the request of a faction or in response to the presence of significant hazards or threats.