Originally Posted by
Falconjet
Either way, there will be some to get a windfall while everyone else gets hosed.
FJ
Indeed
Here's the deal. We all know what the "older" crowd who wants to see this pass get: 5 more years in the seat.
They do not want you (those junior to them) to have the right to investigate or discuss how thier desire will watershed onto everyone else.
Things like:
--Being junior for 5 more years
--Losing upgrades as 5 more years is added to the cycle
--Pay loss due to upgrades
--Destruction of the Unions as a cohesive force as they try to reconcile the desires of the few with the career expextations of the main body
--Seat senority/bidding loss as retirements bog down for 5 years
--"B Funds" going away on
future contracts
And of course this jem:
http://www.eeoc.gov/foia/letters/200...faa60rule.html
EEOC Comments Concerning Adoption of ICAO Standard
The current request for comments solicits opinions on whether the FAA should adopt the new ICAO standard which increases the “upper age limit” for airline pilots up to age 65 provided another crewmember pilot is under age 60.
We support raising the age limit for Part 121 pilots to age 65 for a specific time period as a reasonable interim step in the process of eventually eliminating age as a determinative factor in the employment of airline commercial pilots. As with age 60, there is no credible medical, scientific or aviation evidence to suggest that concerns for safety require a mandatory retirement age for pilots of 65. Raising the age limit to 65, however, will serve as a useful transitional step, allowing commercial pilots to continue flying beyond age 60 while the FAA plans a full transition to individualized testing of the skills and health of all pilots, regardless of age.6
Yeah--it's already in the works.