Originally Posted by
rickair7777
Could happen, precedent has been set...
https://japantoday.com/category/nati...-with-shortage
Problem with that though is ICAO limit is still 65 (unless they get THAT changed too). So for most of the legacies, they'd have to shuffle senior pilots off WB's down to NB's. Then they'd have to work schedules to avoid Canada and Latin America, unless USG can do some kind of drug deal with them.
How many 65 y/o WB CA's really want to take a paycut and fly domestic scheds? Many would just retire.
But for the NB-only airlines, it would probably help... senior guys already accustomed to the schedules might keep going for two more years.
Would theoretically abrogate seniority too. Imagine you had a 66 year old hired at 55 and a 35 year old hired the year prior to the 66 year old. Would the now 45 year old have to give up potentially desired domestic trips because the 66 year old isn’t allowed to go international?