Age 67 will help the healthy players of Survivor Airline Edition outlast those who medical out at 65. Healthy pilots have a better shot at reaching WBA while those who don't make it (or chose not to stay) will finish one rung lower than their potential.

All this is just mental gymnastics based on "what if" scenarios. For those of us in the second quartile of seniority who will feel age 67 stagnation the most, we can take an alternative career approach. Take a 55 yo pilot for example. Rather than working 800 hours (credit 1,000 with sick and vacation) per year for the next 10 years (10,000 hours), there is the option of working 650 hours (credit 850) for 12 years netting the same 10,000 hours of pay. Take some time off now while enjoying the best health of the rest of your life rather than waiting til 65. Age 67 gives the opportunity to cram X years of work into X+2 for those disciplined enough not to chase the monthly $$.

I have every confidince that each of the 17,000 pilots on the list will figure out how to mazimize their personal benefit however that is defined.