July 25, 2022 U.S. Senators Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), John Thune (R-South Dakota), Deb Fischer (R-Nebraska), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyoming), and Marsha Blackburn (R-Tennessee) will today introduce the Let Experienced Pilots Fly Act to address airline flights cancellations caused by a shortage of pilots.
Well, well. It's been a long year and 1000's of age 65 retirements since Lindsay and his merry band of republicans introduced the Let Experienced Pilots Fly Act. Good thing the democrats control the Senate. Your ALPA PAC dollars have been working as advertised. Sure the amendment to add age 67 to the House version of FAA Reauthorization passed in committee (all 31 democrats voted against it), but the Commerce Committee in the Senate just left for summer break without marking up their bill. Every day delayed is more retirements celebrated. This ain't over till it's over. Even if it does get by the Senate, (democratic senators Kelly, Manchin, and Senema are onboard), the retroactivity included in the House version may not... which makes this delay so sweeeeet. Thanks to the democrats and the Biden administration, age 67 is still on hold. Please do the call to action if you haven't yet.
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