Thanks for the info LAG. I was hoping it was somewhere in the actual contract. I have relied on information in the PBB before only to find out the information printed there was wrong. Specifically in the case of medical insurance coverage.

My guess is, if a change in normal retirement age benifits the company we may be in for some suprises.
Just being "devils advocate" for a minute, prior to the "age 65 law", most pilots retired at age 60. Some might even say, that was "normally" when they retired. Since the rule has changed very few pilot have chosen to leave at age 60, judging the group as a whole one might conclude that retiring at age 60 is no longer normal. Within four years enough data will be collected to statistically show what is normal. If we are smart we will get age specific data put into the contract. If we do not, and rely on the PBB as justification, we deserve what we get. Those who think the company will "drag thier feet" on this contract, like they did the last, are forgetting one thing. In the last round of negotiations, delays were beneficial to the company. If current economic conditions exist, the company will be ready to go on the amendable date. Why? Because brevity and poor economic data will be in their favor, supporting an argument for a concessionary or vastly reduced contract.