Originally Posted by
rickair7777
No possible way that can happen, SCOTUS would toss it in a heartbeat (if it even made it that far).
Safety is the only legit excuse for age limits, it's either safe or not. If it's safe, then any other age-associated limits are discrimination.
Remote, vague possibility you could make a case that they can only be SIC's. Although reality on that is that it will be just like the last time: one of the two needs to be under 60.
But no possible way they lose their seniority.
The law will be made by septuagenarian and octogenarian lawmakers. Does anyone
really think that those lawmakers are going to put restrictions on any age extension?
And as a bonus to lawmakers, they'll view it as a way to save the Social Security Trust Fund a bit of coin, along with additional taxes flowing into the system.
If there are a few summer airline meltdowns, it will grease the skids for an age change to pass. So if you don't want an age change, fly your butt off this summer and make sure your airline doesn't have a schedule meltdown.