Originally Posted by
ag386
Sorry, you are a little off on your dates. The age 65 rule plus 5 years that you described above was due to the Fair Treatment for Experienced Pilots Act (Public Law 110-135), signed by the President on December 13, 2007. Anyone 64 years 364 days old on that day continued on for 5 additional years if they desired and could hold a medical.
December 2012 is when those guys flushed. However, others that would have originally been forced retired at 60 were able to continue then as well. This keeps going today with everyone on any list.
Thanks for the clarification. The only point I’m trying to make is that we now are feeling the affects of that rule and will be feeling them for a long time. This 65 rule will be the reason why a street captain at envoy (let’s just call it what it actually is) won’t be waiting around 8-9 years for the flow. More like 2-4 years to be hired by a legacy.