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01-13-2024 | 01:07 PM

#141

CBreezy

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Who's Dude and why does he keep speaking on your behalf?

I spit out my beer. Kudos

01-13-2024 | 01:25 PM

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Good luck with that physical.

I'm not the least bit worried about it Chief.

01-13-2024 | 01:55 PM

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Dude: You don't know what you're talking about! NZ and Australia currently has over 65 pilots flying between countries because they have a side agreement. My dad's friend is one of them.

I’m aware of that arrangement and I don’t know the reason behind it. But I do know that Canada has told the U.S. absolutely not.

01-13-2024 | 02:33 PM

#144

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I'm not the least bit worried about it Chief.

Because you're not going to Japan. They don't need old domestic-only pilots either.

01-13-2024 | 02:34 PM

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Originally Posted by hvydvr

Because you're not going to Japan. They don't need old domestic-only pilots either.

yeah ... actually they do. Several jobs on the job boards.

01-13-2024 | 02:49 PM

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yeah ... actually they do. Several jobs on the job boards.

Oh good. They can enjoy their golden years turning a wrench instead of enjoying what's left of their life. Just not here.

01-13-2024 | 02:58 PM

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Originally Posted by CBreezy

Oh good. They can enjoy their golden years turning a wrench instead of enjoying what's left of their life. Just not here.

turning a wrench? They are pilot jobs, Ace.

01-13-2024 | 03:01 PM

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Absolutely not. Quality of life declines rapidly at a certain point and the next 5-10 years after retirement will be gone in the blink of an eye. I want to work hard while I’m able to hopefully get out EARLIER than 65 (58-60 hopefully) so that I can enjoy good health and good quality of life for longer (if I am so fortunate). You can’t take money to the grave and I’ll never look back and regret spending more time with friends/family. Quite frankly I think the pro 67 crowd has priorities that are way out of whack. The very definition of losing the forest for the trees.

What you have is the same plan I heard from 99% of the pilots I flew with over my career. The percentages that actually left early outside of company ER offers was virtually zero. 90% or more of the pilots on here screaming about raising the age and how horrible it is will be screaming to raise the age when they are over 60. Some things never change. It's kind of like mergers. If DOH benefits you in a merger it's the absolutely only fair way to merge. Then the next merger comes and you benefit from a ratio. That then becomes the only fair way to merge.

01-13-2024 | 03:05 PM

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Not at all, most of our retiring pilots in the US fly domestic. Looking at Canada, every airline except Air Canada has pilots flying over age 65. WestJet has over 100 now. If the US could not secure mutual agreements with countries such as AUS, NZ, Japan, Canada, etc, then wide body pilots could down bid or retire.

Mutual agreements would not work. You have to get ICAO to change their age.