The age 60 rule had absolutely nothing to do with safety. The FAA administrator at the time advanced it as a favor to his good friend who was the CEO of AA at the time. He wanted a way to chop off the highest paid in the Company. While obviously there is a decline as we age, 60 was absolutely ridiculously young. Personally I think 70 should be the cut off for those who wish to work that long. The word from a Fed where I am now is that 67 is a done deal. We'll see if that's true soon enough. As crappy as the pay and retirement at NJA is now, it was a lot worse for years. A lot of people there will need to work past 65. Especially those with families who have been on the FO scale for many years.