IF ALPA allows age 67 to occur then ALPA isn't looking out for ALPA members. This career is hard enough on the body. It's just plain irresponsible for ALPA to make this happen to us, for us, and upon us.

Further........and this is important.

what would the company's attitude be toward retiring say...."early" at say....age 65 be? would we be financially penalized in anyway, other than minus 2 years in the program, and minus 2 years earnings? I recall some shananagans with management at Continental after age 65 occurred and their ability to get their moneys from the A fund.

I am more than skeptical that age 67 would be good for the profession, and good for the pilots.

ALPA should survey the membership on this.

I don't want to see another backdoor (and a big back room) program from Fred Abbott, to Fred Stankovich, to Bobby Sturgel with assistance from John Prater, and the friends of fred instructor and check airman (senior pilots coalition) club ever again. The entire thing was a disgrace to the profession, to ALPA, and to the CAL ALPA MEC and to the CAL pilots. Shame on ALPA and the backroom deal makers. Shame on ALPA for not pursuing the grievance.