AA Pilot Retirement Facts: from the APA e-mail blast Aug 5, 2011

Over the last two months, more than 70 pilots have chosen to retire prior to the mandatory retirement age of 65. Over the next five years, more than 700 pilots will reach the mandatory retirement age of 65. Over the next five years, nearly 1,900 more pilots will reach age 60 (full retirement benefits age). By the end of 2020, more than 2,300 pilots will have reached the mandatory retirement age of 65. By the end of 2020, more than 4,400 pilots will have reached age 60.