Originally Posted by
Packrat
Better reread your history. It was a deal between Quesada and C.R. Smith who wanted to get rid of the senior prop pilots because they were having too much trouble converting to the 707.
... or Smith was concerned that they were unable to fly jet aircraft safely and lobbied Quesada to consider adopting age limits. Your version of the story is the conspiracy (using the word 'deal') theory peddled by those who wanted to get rid of age 60.