Originally Posted by
Over40
I am 46 years old and want nothing more than to fly for the airlines, I always have. I am at a great point for a career change, I know the money will suck for a while, but I think I can live with that. If the retirement age stays at 60 I'll still have 13 years or so, but if they change it to 65 I'll have 18 years.
I have enough time to qualify for most of the Regionals, I would just need to add a commercial, which I can do know problem. The question is am I too old. How do the airlines look at guys like me making a midlife career change?
Any advice?
Go for it! After all in 4 years and 11 months there will be a whole ****load of pilots complaining that the age 65 retirement is discriminatory and arbitrary, at which point the age will be raised to 70 - so you may have more time than you think.
Scoop