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Old 05-11-2007 | 08:09 AM
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Originally Posted by AerisArmis
If I understand it, your premise is, if the new rules are written so that it is at all legally possible for a current over 60 to return to a window seat (which even DW thinks is a remote possiility,) screw him, he's old so keep him out of the front seat.

So, how do you feel about the guys who hit 60 at the other carriers with no back seat? Do you support their right to reclaim their jobs and seniority? How about our over 60s who wanted to keep flying but were presented with the choice of having a bigger retirement check than they could make as an S/O and hence, for economic reasons, retired?
If retroctivety is approved, I don't think it's a stretch to throw these guys in the mix. The feds have publicly stated that these guys and the over 60 S/Os will not go back, why not fight for all of them?
Our guys that retired made that choice and should not be able to come back. Our S/Os over age 60 chose to stay, remain on the pilot system seniority list, have every right to return. You just don't get to ignore the contract because it may have a negative impact on you.

If retroactivity happens to be approved by Congress the FAA has no say. I believe any pilot forced off their list on or after November 23, 2006 should be returned.