food for thought age 65 may have prevented airlines from having to hire in 2007 and 2008 but it actually may have killed the regional airline model, clearly an unintended consequence.

Something that I don't understand, It made good sense to raise 60 to 65 five years ago for the mainlines. In doing so they didn't have to hire and train but they kept their most expensive pilots at the top end of the pay scale. Why is it that regionals feel that senior pilots are overpaid and prefer to keep the school house running with new cheap labor. I understand that people at the bottom of the pay scale cost a lot less than people at the top but running the school house 24/7 365 days out of the year certainly costs a lot as well.