Originally Posted by
Gone Flying
I see. My comment was about something they could add to the bill to reasonably limit 67 to where the problem is, regionals. Not just what an airline would institute as policy. Agree completely DL or AA couldn't just fire everyone over 65 because they fly all over the world without legal relief.
with that said, if legacies offered DEC positions to 65 yo CAs at their regionals would that hold as a reasonable accommodation?
I don't think so since it's lower pay, lower QOL, and lower prestige... and age-based demotion for old guys in other words.
Also there's almost no legal or regulatory distinction between regionals and majors, so it would come down to international ops.
What they might reasonably add is language that airlines are not required to pay 65+ pilots to not fly trips which their seniority holds, but they can't operate due to ICAO. Force them to bid stuff they can fly, or not get paid. I'm afraid too many CBAs would be vague on that today, and the elders would tend to take advantage of that. Of course there's always LTD too.