Originally Posted by
CRJphlyer
At this point who even cares? The vast majority of pilots aren’t for increasing the mandatory retirement age. What’s to stop a Delta pilot from introducing a resolution at a local council meeting directing the MEC to pursue a mandatory retirement age for all Delta pilots of 65?
Or, here’s another scenario… ICAO doesn’t reciprocate (why would they?) and those pilots are forced back to narrowbodies flying 3-4 legs /day and decide that going out on LTD is a better scenario. In 1 year DPMA is close to being insolvent.
Should 67 pass there would be no legal standing for DALPA to pursue a limit of 65 for our seniority list, regardless of what the majority wants.
Going out on LTD is also not something anyone can do on a whim, regardless of what pilots like to say when talking about retiring early. Personally I'd very much like to continue with the status quo and not experience the chaos of 67 without ICAO being on board.