Originally Posted by
RedeyeAV8r
First off I don't think there is anyone on an Leave of Abseance (LOA) who is over 60 and I also believe if you are over 60 working as a SO and have medical issues , you must retire instead of a medical LOA as you say.
Second, with respect to the FAR's our contract allows for Pilots to work over 60 albeit as SO's currently. Our contract does not allow for Retired PIlots to return to active status. The Union isn't trying to open a pandora's box.
The Union (your MEC specifically) is only saying we intend to protect current
ACTIVE line members of the class and craft.
UAL and DAL do not have any 3 man cockpits or in other words any over 60 Second Officers.
We(FDX) do have guys, over 60, on LOA.
You missed my point on DAL, UAL, etc...Those are the over age 60 guys whose lawyers would love for us to bring back our over 60 S/O's to the front seat. Their argument would be that they did not have the option to stay in the back, nor were they allowed to go on a LOA. Thus, they were forced to retire. The only difference between them and our guys...Is we had S/O's. They should still have the same capabilities to operate an airplane.
I'm just playing the devil's advocate here. This reasoning, I believe, is why ATA, ALPA Natl and everyone else but FDX ALPA doesn't want retroactivity.