Originally Posted by
FDXLAG
So tell me the ALPA final no kidding position on age 60 was? What was it they got?
Also,
The ICAO Council adopted on 10 March 2006 an amendment to Annex 1 - Personnel Licensing that increased by five years the upper age limit for
commercial pilots operating two-pilot aircraft. Althought this applied to ICAO airspace, contracting states had to either adopt the change or publish an exception to the ICAO change.
The US published an exception since the FAA still held as current the "Age 60 Rule". Only two other countries (China and Columbia) maintained age 60. (By the way, the US held more exceptions to the Convention than any other single country.) The new provisions became applicable on 23 November 2006.
ALPA was responsible for delaying implementation from 23Nov2006 to 13Dec2007, holding the position that it was "unsafe." When ALPA's lackey, Oberstar, told ALPA the train was leaving the station with or without them, ALPA joined in to limit the damage.
And of course, after years of playing the "safety" card, ALPA had the rule modified for the USA to NOT require an under-60 crewmember be on board within the USA.