Originally Posted by
Twincezzna
Wouldn’t the bump to 67 need ICAO approval from Europe, Canada and the rest of world? I doubt wide body captains would want to demote themselves to domestic only narrow body flying when they turn 65.
No, it would not need ICAO approval, congress does not report to ICAO. As you say, seniors would have to downgrade to domestic fleets, or airlines would have to accommodate their schedules to keep them domestic. Probably both, since even narrowbodies usually go to CA, MX, and the Americas. Easier to accommodate with narrowbodies.
So yes it would create a lot of churn, which is why legacies are opposed (that and LTD). Everybody who was about to upgrade to widebodies would still do it, but junior folks on narrowbodies wouldn't move up quite as fast for a couple years.
ICAO would probably follow along quickly though, since there's already some discussion in international circles anyway.