Originally Posted by
atpwannabe
I agree with all the points above, and just to reiterate.....the mandatory retirement at age 60 was arbitrarily chosen. I'm not sure what year it was determined, but I do think that it was settled upon when life expectancy was around 63-67 years or even younger for men.
atp
True, it was very arbitrary. And even assuming that it WAS valid at the time, life expectancy and health have improved greatly since the 1950's...especially amongst airline pilots who are more health-conscious than the general population.