Ageism and age discrimination simply must not be institutionalized by a labor union and a federal law such as we now have in Section 121.383(c) of the Federal Aviation Administration Regulations, commonly referred to as the FAA’s “Age 60 Rule”.
It is a disturbing situation when a labor union such as ALPA and APA would try to dictate to the rest of the United States airline industry when all airline pilots must retire. The real motivation for maintaining the Age 60 rule has always been driven by political and economic issues, hidden behind the smokescreen of a concern for safety, after all who would argue against airline safety. The truth is that the rule has never had anything to do with safety as there has never been any evidence indicating that pilots over the age of 60 pose an unacceptable risk to aviation safety.

ALPA turned traitor to it’s senior members after supporting a change in the rule for over twenty years. ALPA has now institutionalized age discrimination as an accelerated job advancement scheme for its junior pilots. One would have to beg answers these questions:

When did younger less experienced pilots became more valuable than senior more experienced pilots?
Why would APA and ALPA, both labor unions, actively support a rule that discriminates against its own senior members, forces them to leave their workplaces and leave them with reduced benefits?

Shame on APA and ALPA for trying to block the new ICAO rule change from becoming effective in the USA!