Old 09-05-2025 | 06:14 PM
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Originally Posted by FriendlyPilot

The US ICAO rep voted against the age change to 65. This nonsense that "ICAO is waiting for the US to tell them to change the age" is ridiculous. ICAO has over 100 member countries and the executive board has 36 votes, almost all are in countries where the max age is 65 or less. So the idea they will change it is not likely at all. If it changes, it will be 2027 or 2028 at the earliest.
Nine countries allow 65+ airline flying. Five of them are on the ICAO executive board.

Beats me what ICAO will do, if anything. Same goes for the U.S.