Originally Posted by
DAL4EVER
I have talked with every Captain I have flown with this year about age 65. Out of an entire year, less than five said they would fly past 60. Those that would fly past 60 only wanted to go to around 62 or so. It depends on their 401k, etc. That said, we'll see if they change their tune when they have to give up the paycheck.
For decades, many pilots have stated that they were going to retire at 57 or 58, and then just couldn't bring themselves to do it, even with a big pension waiting for them. It became "just one more year" or "just one more upgrade". Only a serious threat, such as incipient loss of lump-sums, proved sufficient to cause large numbers of early retirements.