Pilot Age Rule May Change Again
05-12-2013 | 04:14 AM
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I looked at medical stats a few years back, and was struck by how many were medically forced to retire before 60. I expect the age 65 numbers are even worse, even though the new rule accounted for some (but certainly not all) of the hiring stagnation. Raising the age further might not have that great an effect on the youngsters - most sixtiers aren't going to make it medically.
I was at the ALPA Pilot Assistance Forum this week in D.C., and Dr. Fred Tilton (Federal Air Surgeon) and Dr. Mike Berry (FAA Medical Specialties Division) were asked the 65+ question and they said that they haven't heard anything about raising the age, but hinted Cog Screens would have to be considered at that point.
05-12-2013 | 04:54 AM
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Sorry, folks...
I didn't mean to touch off debates about the merits of the Age 65 rule, or Democrats vs. Republicans, or anything else. (And I'm amazed that the US East/West seniority argument hasn't crept into this thread... yet.)
I was simply inquiring as to whether anybody had heard anything about a possible change to the rule prohibiting two 60+ pilots from occupying the front window seats on international flights.
That's all.
And my thanks to the couple of people who actually offered responses to the original question.
I didn't mean to touch off debates about the merits of the Age 65 rule, or Democrats vs. Republicans, or anything else. (And I'm amazed that the US East/West seniority argument hasn't crept into this thread... yet.)
I was simply inquiring as to whether anybody had heard anything about a possible change to the rule prohibiting two 60+ pilots from occupying the front window seats on international flights.
That's all.
And my thanks to the couple of people who actually offered responses to the original question.
05-12-2013 | 07:13 AM
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Sorry, folks...
I didn't mean to touch off debates about the merits of the Age 65 rule, or Democrats vs. Republicans, or anything else. (And I'm amazed that the US East/West seniority argument hasn't crept into this thread... yet.)
I was simply inquiring as to whether anybody had heard anything about a possible change to the rule prohibiting two 60+ pilots from occupying the front window seats on international flights.
That's all.
And my thanks to the couple of people who actually offered responses to the original question.
I didn't mean to touch off debates about the merits of the Age 65 rule, or Democrats vs. Republicans, or anything else. (And I'm amazed that the US East/West seniority argument hasn't crept into this thread... yet.)
I was simply inquiring as to whether anybody had heard anything about a possible change to the rule prohibiting two 60+ pilots from occupying the front window seats on international flights.
That's all.
And my thanks to the couple of people who actually offered responses to the original question.
05-12-2013 | 08:04 AM
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RJ pilots negotiated the B scale? Quite the opposite actually.
05-12-2013 | 08:21 AM
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Age 65 was the original retirement age in this country.
I spent two hours driving a 2008 Republican presidential candidate last month. His words: The ruling class of the Republican and Democratic parties are one in the same and are in bed with the media. Politics in Washington is like WWF, politicians fight with each other for their careers and our entertainment...
The tea party scares you because the establishment has mainstream media portray libertarians as gun touting wackos—Media is reality.
In a presidential election, sometimes you have to pick the lesser of two evils, and unfortunately, the Tea Party scares the absolute crap out of me. That and the fact that most Republicans are against gay marriage. Talk about discrimination. Imagine how stupid those congressmen will look in 40 years. For the record, i'm happily married with 2 kids.
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The tea party scares you because the establishment has mainstream media portray libertarians as gun touting wackos—Media is reality.
05-12-2013 | 08:45 AM
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Some of us remember the outrage over "ROPES", but the overall numbers were small.
05-12-2013 | 09:05 AM
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Mandatory retirement ages don't exist to discriminate in the way Jim Crow laws did (in reference to those pictures). They exist for the safety of the flying public based on what we know about aging.
Furthermore, if you eliminate mandatory retirement ages from this profession, you're going to have to eliminate the seniority system or.. alter it dramatically.
Furthermore, if you eliminate mandatory retirement ages from this profession, you're going to have to eliminate the seniority system or.. alter it dramatically.
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