Originally Posted by
Hank Kingsley
Sorry, I was hired with a DB available at age 60. I was also 777A at about age 50. I don't consider working an extra 5 years a windfall. Now everyone gets that windfall! So it's not a windfall, it's SOP.
Working an extra five years is not the windfall. Following close behind a large chunk of pilots who COULD NOT do so... but doing so yourself - that's the windfall. Would you have supported a 63 year old being reinstated for 2 years when the rule changed? Or a 60 year old coming back for 5?