Originally Posted by 180ToAJ

Again, the courts have already considered your argument. The way the law is written it’s considered a "bona fide occupational qualification" and does not violate the ADEA.[/QUOTE.

When the age rule was introduced in 1959, the age limit may have been a “reasonable necessity” to the essence of safety in the absence of the ability to detect disqualifying traits (the requirement to establish the age limit as a BFOQ under the ADEA). This surely is not the case in 2025 with the advances in medicine and science since the rule was established; from this perspective only, age 65 is unfair to all current and yet-to-be 121 pilots. Any other argument for or against changing the age 65 rule really are self-serving and not relevant to the core principle required to continue using age as a BFOQ.