Originally Posted by
sailingfun
I don't favor 67. I think 65 was the sweet spot between being fair and a decline in ability to multitask and handle complex situations. What I do find odd however is the current group of pilots screaming about the loss of what would probably be a year to 14 months of career advancement. I find it odd because pilots hired post 2007 have seen a unheard of level of advancement. They will also enjoy a retirement probably triple pilots who have retired in the last 5 years.
Ok -
for the one millionth time, it is not the new and recent hires that will mostly be affected by this although they will experience some negative effects. It is the 1998-2001 hires who already lived through 5 extra years in the right seat, furloughs, BK etc that will be very negatively affected. Just when these guys are knocking on the WB-A door we are discussing moving the goalposts again.
As I am approaching geezerhood at 60, I am mostly agnostic on this issue. But if the decision were mine, I would not change the age.
Scoop