Thread: IATA Calls for Raising Pilot Age Limit to 67
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Old 09-22-2025 | 04:17 PM
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Originally Posted by FSDO
Cruz Suggests Possibly ‘Abolishing’ Mandatory Pilot Retirement Age

https://avbrief.com/cruz-suggests-po...KISaZvVKtkrM4A

Senator Ted Cruz, chairman of the powerful Commerce Committee, has formally asked President Donald Trump to potentially abolish mandatory retirement age requirementsas U.S. policy at the General Assembly of the International Civil Aviation Organization in Montreal this week.
This squares with the ICAO survey on pilot upper age limits: of the 193 member states, some are deemed “capable” with strong oversight systems and can certify pilots beyond 67, while “incapable” states cannot. The framework envisions a restrictive blanket limit of 67, with bilateral or regional agreements between capable states allowing no upper age limit.