View Poll Results: Change retirement age to beyond age 65
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COVID and the case for beyond age 65?
05-14-2020, 10:32 AM
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COVID and the case for beyond age 65?
Since it’s apparent COVID is going to affect career earnings for next several years, will this push the case for raising the retirement age beyond age 65?
Potentially, you are going to have Captain’s going the right seat for a year or longer, and many on the street for the next year or so. The lost earnings “could” be regained by allowing future pilots to say a few more years at the top end of the pay scale.
Potentially, you are going to have Captain’s going the right seat for a year or longer, and many on the street for the next year or so. The lost earnings “could” be regained by allowing future pilots to say a few more years at the top end of the pay scale.
05-14-2020, 10:39 AM
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how about we reduce the age to 60, this would help at risk pilots limit their exposure...
can't see a good argument for moving the age past 65. the last several years have proven to be fairly lucrative for airline pilots. I don't think a pandemic that seems to disproportionally affect people over 65 is a good reason to keep people in that age range working.
can't see a good argument for moving the age past 65. the last several years have proven to be fairly lucrative for airline pilots. I don't think a pandemic that seems to disproportionally affect people over 65 is a good reason to keep people in that age range working.
05-14-2020, 10:50 AM
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Pilots at the top are losing big money right now and the markets are down. It’s going to be difficult to retire in this environment.
Maybe let Age 60+ guys take a leave and come back when a vaccine is available. They could fly till 68-70.
Maybe let Age 60+ guys take a leave and come back when a vaccine is available. They could fly till 68-70.
05-14-2020, 11:00 AM
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Originally Posted by Varsity
Pilots at the top are losing big money right now and the markets are down. It’s going to be difficult to retire in this environment.
Maybe let Age 60+ guys take a leave and come back when a vaccine is available. They could fly till 68-70.
Maybe let Age 60+ guys take a leave and come back when a vaccine is available. They could fly till 68-70.
05-14-2020, 11:04 AM
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Originally Posted by goforthz
Since it’s apparent COVID is going to affect career earnings for next several years, will this push the case for raising the retirement age beyond age 65?
Potentially, you are going to have Captain’s going the right seat for a year or longer, and many on the street for the next year or so. The lost earnings “could” be regained by allowing future pilots to say a few more years at the top end of the pay scale.
Potentially, you are going to have Captain’s going the right seat for a year or longer, and many on the street for the next year or so. The lost earnings “could” be regained by allowing future pilots to say a few more years at the top end of the pay scale.
05-14-2020, 11:04 AM
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OMG. This? Now?
If we worship at the altar of “science”, every man over 60 would be done, every obese and/or high blood pressure (treated) over 50 would be finished.
Until the vaccine everyone assured me is totally going happen.
This an awful can of worms to open. (Unless you’re young....hmmmm)
If we worship at the altar of “science”, every man over 60 would be done, every obese and/or high blood pressure (treated) over 50 would be finished.
Until the vaccine everyone assured me is totally going happen.
This an awful can of worms to open. (Unless you’re young....hmmmm)
