Originally Posted by Andy

Ace, how do you think that a pilot age extension to help alleviate the shortage plays with the general (as in voting) public?
Even if you make a cronyism charge against him, it's more likely to net Nehls votes than lose votes. You need to get out of your bubble.

The introduction of bills in the 117th Congress to raise pilot retirement age was to lay the groundwork to add this as an amendment to the 2023 FAA Reauthorization Act. I realize most don't follow how the sausage is made in DC, but this is normal inside the beltway stuff. The current shortage of qualified airline pilots all but assured that it would be attached to the Reauthorization Bill.

I'm still waiting to read Sen Duckworth's Experienced Pilots Save Lives Act which will almost certainly be attached to the Senate's version of the FAA Reauthorization Act when it leaves the Aviation, Safety, Operations, and Innovation Subcommittee which is chaired by Duckworth. She has stated that it will extend pilot retirement age to 67 but slightly raise ATP minimums - still waiting to see that, but she'll need to make some concessions to Sinema who is the swing vote on the subcommittee.