Age 67 would be much harder to sell if it was a stand alone proposal, however it was simply inserted into a larger bill. To most politicians the issue is nothing but additional pork that they’ll ignore while focusing on the parts of the bill that serve their interest. It’s likely going to pass and we can’t do much about that.

So how does the union respond? If other regulatory authorities don’t immediately match us, do we pass a LOA that allows the company to drop trips without pay for pilots who are no longer legal to fly the trip? Considering that all fleets fly international to some degree, the impact on staffing could be a real mess.