Originally Posted by
Typhoonpilot
I think just the opposite. While age 60 was in place pilots who wanted to continue in the cockpit were going overseas to find jobs in India and a few other places. Now that they can stay at their major airline in their home country until age 65 they will.
What we might see is younger pilots who get adversely affected by the change in age 65 and the resulting stagnation decide to try their luck overseas.
TP
I couldn't agree more. Looking at the landscape of expat pilots, most seem to have "retired" and come overseas was because of pension related issues. I retired from my legacy at age 52 knowing I had less than eight years to catch up on a retirment. If I had known I had 13 or so more years, it would have changed my decision. The American senior expat pilot will probably disappear with the ability to stay on until 65, IMHO.