Originally Posted by
dera
You forget it's cheaper for the airlines to find fresh supply, than pay the 400k+/year captains to fly 3 days a month for 2-3 more years.
Only if they think that far ahead, and they usually don't.
It takes years to grow a new pilot, but if your pet legislators can pencil-whip the federal register you can buy yourself time to do the things you should have been doing years ago.
I will not be surprised to see age 67 in about a decade... especially since the precedent is set.