Originally Posted by
bonvoyage
I would see it more a benefit to subsidize flight training, and get a younger crowd coming in, rather than pay the expensive crowd to hang around. Or to go out of “medical” for 2 years. That would keep a seniority list moving, not stagnate it. Just a thought
plus not to mention ICAO will need to be changed too, IF any of those older pilots want to stay on a widebody
For the most part, the younger crowd aren't interested in being pilots.
There's a very good chance that the FAA Reauthorization Bill will lower ATP minimums, but that still won't fix the lack of desire for young people to be professional pilots.
As far as ICAO, the US isn't the only country with a pilot shortage; ICAO will likely change maximum age very quickly after the US.