No there's not.

What's different this time is that in 2007 if you aged out the day before the law took effect you could not return to 121.

The current HR language specifies that you CAN return to 121 flying, if you're under 67. But it in no way states that airlines have to restore seniority, longevity, position so airlines will not take them back if for no other reason than the union would unload both barrels on the company. I'm 90% sure the union does not have a DFR to retirees, unless it has to do with retirement benefits.

Maybe Skywest will take them back... they need them and have no union to complain about it.


If the language stands as-is, I'm sure some golden oldies will sue to be re-instated and I'm also pretty sure they'll lose. But that won't affect your seniority... by the time it makes it way through the courts, they'll be 67 anyway. It will just be a judicial fishing expedition to squeeze some $ out of the company. They did the same thing last time and lost.