Originally Posted by
Andy
And then yesterday we got a blast email from ALPA asking everyone to let their congresscritters know we oppose age 67. It looks like a last ditch hail mary before ALPA changes its stance in August during the Congressional recess IF it's clear that the age will change.
If the political winds change on this, I'll be happy to post new information. However, at this point it appears that age 67 will be attached to both the House and Senate versions of the FAA Reauthorization Act.
ALPA may very well have to change their tune to get a seat at the table and have some actual input (That's exactly what they did in 2007 IIRC). As things stand right now with the language that would be very important... if implemented today, as is, it looks like a hot mess with seniority and international ops, at least until ICAO follows suit (at least 6-12 months?). They also need language precluding those who already aged out from reclaiming their previous seniority and position, they had that last time around.
The silver lining is that the hot mess won't hit all at once, it will build slowly as senior WB pilots age out.