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They don’t have a case. The union is under no obligation to represent every fringe group of pilots in its union. Whats next, commuters suing the union because it’s not campaigning aggressively enough to get them positive space commutes?
The legality of the age restriction has been validated by the courts numerous times. This is simply a money grubbing group of elderly pilots who can’t face the fact that they are getting old and aren’t as good as they used to be. They are arguing against biology (poorly, I might add) and proving their cognitive decline with their unhinged rants on social media.
Ironically, what these LEPF pilots probably need most is to retire, stop basing their perceived value on their job and the number of millions in their bank account, and spend time with their family, friends, and community members.
If it’s such a dead appeal, why all the fuss? EEOC judgements for wrongful dismissal on basis of longevity, age have prevailed before. As tech advances make aircraft operations easier to manage, proficiency of individual crewmembers for 2 pilot cockpits is assured via qualification standards more than few 65 yo’s exceed. What motivation any of them may have to keep their job when they could easily retire, irrelevant.