Originally Posted by
upontheblue
What's the latest with respect to NetJet's legislative effort to have the Age 65 Rule apply to them?
While I can understand their interest in a younger pilot group (I'm 64, definitely 'old'), if they achieved their purported goal, wouldn't they face a severe and immediate pilot shortage?
It's not in the bill yet, could be added by a "Manager's Amendment". It'll be at least mid-summer before we know anything. If passed it's supposed to have a 1 year wind-down so we don't dump 250+ pilots overnight. Even with a year, it's going to be short handed. They haven't had many large classes. April only has had one class of 7 so far.
My personal opinion is it won't happen. NetJets support for ATC privatization was the real payment for age 65. And that's been pulled from consideration. But the $400K spend on lobbying might work.