Originally Posted by sailingfun

They make smart decisions when needed. Age 65 came about because ICAO raised their age to 65 and the FAA agreed it was safe for those pilots to fly in the US system. At that point it was game, set, match for the age to go up in the US. There was zero probability of winning in court to maintain age 60 against any of the discrimination lawsuits. Letting a judge rule would have been a disaster so ALPA did the best they could do by supporting legislation that mitigated age 65 to the maximum possible.
The current situation is quite different with ICAO remaining at 65. The FAA can at least go into the courtroom with a straight face and claim it’s a safety issue which is a allowed reason to discriminate on the basis of age. It would also be very difficult for many if not most airlines to schedule pilots between 65 and 67 to fly domestic only.