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Old 05-06-2007 | 07:33 AM
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Daniel Larusso
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Originally Posted by FoxHunter
Wrong, 30 days after the law is passed the max age for pilots goes from age 60 to age 65. Suggest you call the MEC office to confirm the fact.
No need to call them, I went to the union meeting and heard it myself. If it is passed by bill, the administrator has 30 days to implement but everyone
who was under 60 as dos is covered. Therein lies the mess. The FAA is unlikely to change it's internal processes and just like the incredibly drawn out requisition process leads to long waits for out-of date technology in the aviation infrastructure, the administrator is likely to use the NPRM process in this case. The word is that the FAA lawyers won't even have the language written until the fall so even if it's a short and uneventful comment period,(Thanks D. Webb, Wally, and take it in the back Prater!) it would likely be year end or later at the earliest for things to be effective. However since everyone under 60 at dos would be covered, companies would be in short term paralysis staffing wise while they wait for the final language. You can now go back to salivating over your furball.

Edit: reading the language above language from whichever of the bills is being quoted, it looks like would be more accurate to say date of effectiveness vs. dos which is what the union said-what a surprise another inaccuracy(albeit small) in this charade that is ALPA's investigation into the Age 60/65 situtaion.

Last edited by Daniel Larusso; 05-06-2007 at 07:37 AM. Reason: Add on comment