Like most of you I’m opposed.

The facts are that the pilot pool is not adequate.

By summer Delta and United will be hiring 1500 hour pilots.

Tier 2 carriers will be unable to grow and some will have to shrink.

Delta is printing money and will grow as fast as possible. United is growing twice as fast.

The regionals are in a free fall and service to small towns will suffer in a big way. Guess who they complain to?

Cities like Toledo, Ohio have completely lost commercial air service.

Congress has no choice but to raise the age.