Originally Posted by
Lobaeux
Our antiquated ideas about when to retire and a mandatory retirement need to be rethought.
People are living longer, it won't be very long at all before average life expectancy is over 80.
The actuarial tables from the insurance companies indicate that for commercial airline pilots, each year worked past the age of 57, you take 2 years off your life expectancy. With increased radiation exposure, the stress, and some of the environmental pollutants we're exposed to on a regular basis, it's not worth it.
Age 65 was a giant kick in the shorts for an entire generation of pilots who were also dealing with the fallout from 9/11, $140/bbl oil, and a brutal recession.