Originally Posted by
sailingfun
There was no question subsequent lawsuits would be filed to dispute that part however before they could work through the system most pilots would be over 65 involved. That happened and there are still lawsuits pending however they wont change much if anything.
So if you really want to understand age 65 then you have to go back to the ICAO ruling. Once the went to 65 there was no stopping it in the US. It simply became a matter of how to implement it with the least damage.
I regretfully agree with your assessment. However, your last sentence sums up my disdain for how it was implemented. Specifically, it was implemented to do "the least damage" to those bumping up against age 60. They received a "do over" on the backs of the bottom 25% of EVERY seniority list.