"This thing is not about fairness at all, it's about timing. Pure and simple. To come up with an arbitrary requirement as you have (no one who holds an ATP) seems sort of wishful, at best. The rule is going to change. Accept that as a fact of life. Whereas it will negatively effect a portion of our population, it will do the inverse for another portion. I can't remember when a law was passed that didn't have exactly the same end result: one group benefiting at another's expense. Just a fact of life. Not fair? Sure, it's not fair, but neither is life. Windfalls are just that, windfalls. It's too bad that we can't see that for what it is, but I certainly do see the other side. To those on that side, I say: you will have your chance too. It's only a matter of timing."

Yep. I agree. That's why retroactivity should not be an issue. Thanks for making my point. When the law changes, it changes then. Not retroactively. Somebody is going to be left behind wherever the date falls. Just like the poor guy who won't get hired because of it, the guy who has already turned 60 should be out of luck too. At least you have the best retirement in the industry to fall back on JJ and will still live on over at least 100k a year. I'm really finding it hard to feel sorry for your group. Just be glad you won't be the one frozen out on far less wages and benefits for 5 more years. I know, some of you will have to sell your planes and vacation homes, and poor Capt Collins can't even afford a tie to wear in his USA Today picture. How will he get by on his almost 175K in military and FedEx retirement pay? Yep, timing is everything JJ. I just wish our MEC understood that as well as you..