The Federal Aviation Administration is in the midst of deciding whether to raise, from 60 to 65, the age at which commercial airline pilots must retire. The thinking behind the proposed change is that pilots are healthier and live longer today than they did in 1959, when the restriction was adopted. The FAA's deliberative process is expected to take until the end of the year. But that's not fast enough for a group of fliers who have formed the Senior Pilots Coalition. Three US Airways pilots affected by the retirement rule filed suit in federal court last week, demanding an immediate end to it. Read the Associated Press story on the pilots efforts here . And tell us what you think of the age-60 rule in a comment.
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Waivers need to be granted in a blanket fashion for all US airline pilots when they reach the age of 60 as long as they have a current flight physical by an authorized FAA Medical Examiner.
Posted by John von Zedtwitz | April 9, 2007 1:47 PM
Posted on April 9, 2007 13:47