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Old 09-23-2009, 04:38 PM
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Originally Posted by TPROP4ever View Post
As usual the senior "union" pilots threw the junior guys under the bus for their own financial gain. nothing new here same ole story
What a miss informed statement. Do a little research on how it came about. I will give you a small hint. Once ICAO went to 65 and the FAA allowed pilots to age 65 to fly in the US the issue was over. The FAA could no longer claim safety. It became a age discrimination issue only and they would have lost in court without any question. The only aspect left was to define how 65 would come into being in the US. ALPA was able to get several protections into the bill the key being that pilots over 60 could not come back. That almost did not happen. You might also take a quick look at the congressional record on the age 65 vote. It just might give you a hint of enlightenment. Keep in mind who makes law in this country.
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