Thread: ALPA: Don't raise retirement age
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Old 06-28-2022, 06:01 AM
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METO Guido
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Originally Posted by Mytime2025 View Post
Aside from forwarding lousy contracts ALPA backing the madatory retirement age is probably the dumbest move ever. Parked airplanes = lost jobs and revenue ( dues paying revenue). We all know age 60/65 rule has nothing to do with health and safety and everything to do with politics..ALPA strongly opposed it in 1958 so what changed other than people living much longer lives? Absolutely a stupid move.
Life expectancy for one thing. Still rising in '58. Cooler cars too. Age degradation is weighed on a fitness scale. To shift the burden of ruling the formerly qualified unfit onto AME's & checking staff is hit or miss at best. Easy to conceive, very hard to execute. If the TA fails, there's always ESOPII https://youtu.be/NwD8otBeIJk
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