IATA Calls for Raising Pilot Age Limit to 67
09-05-2025 | 11:35 AM
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The interests and equities of both groups are similar, to enhance commercial aviation. ICAO is not really a regulatory agency, more of a clearinghouse to coordinate international regulatory inter-operability.
IATA directly represents the airlines
ICAO also tends to represent the airlines, through their respective national governments. Who typically want their airlines to thrive, as economic enablers.
Trump just appointed a pro 67 rep to ICAO.
Given all that I'd say the odds are better than even that ICAO raises the age, but I'd imagine a two-ish year timeline to implementation. Then another 6-12 months for Congress to raise our age, which would be almost inevitable.
09-05-2025 | 11:59 AM
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IATA is making a formal proposal to raise the age, at the ICAO conference.
The interests and equities of both groups are similar, to enhance commercial aviation. ICAO is not really a regulatory agency, more of a clearinghouse to coordinate international regulatory inter-operability.
IATA directly represents the airlines
ICAO also tends to represent the airlines, through their respective national governments. Who typically want their airlines to thrive, as economic enablers.
Trump just appointed a pro 67 rep to ICAO.
Given all that I'd say the odds are better than even that ICAO raises the age, but I'd imagine a two-ish timeline to implementation. Then another 6-12 months for Congress to raise our age, which would be almost inevitable.
The interests and equities of both groups are similar, to enhance commercial aviation. ICAO is not really a regulatory agency, more of a clearinghouse to coordinate international regulatory inter-operability.
IATA directly represents the airlines
ICAO also tends to represent the airlines, through their respective national governments. Who typically want their airlines to thrive, as economic enablers.
Trump just appointed a pro 67 rep to ICAO.
Given all that I'd say the odds are better than even that ICAO raises the age, but I'd imagine a two-ish timeline to implementation. Then another 6-12 months for Congress to raise our age, which would be almost inevitable.
09-05-2025 | 05:30 PM
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The US ICAO rep voted against the age change to 65. This nonsense that "ICAO is waiting for the US to tell them to change the age" is ridiculous. ICAO has over 100 member countries and the executive board has 36 votes, almost all are in countries where the max age is 65 or less. So the idea they will change it is not likely at all. If it changes, it will be 2027 or 2028 at the earliest.
09-05-2025 | 06:05 PM
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09-05-2025 | 06:08 PM
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09-05-2025 | 06:14 PM
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The US ICAO rep voted against the age change to 65. This nonsense that "ICAO is waiting for the US to tell them to change the age" is ridiculous. ICAO has over 100 member countries and the executive board has 36 votes, almost all are in countries where the max age is 65 or less. So the idea they will change it is not likely at all. If it changes, it will be 2027 or 2028 at the earliest.
Beats me what ICAO will do, if anything. Same goes for the U.S.
09-05-2025 | 07:14 PM
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09-06-2025 | 02:59 PM
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The “former” rep did yes, the new one specifically supports age 67. As does the President, the Sec Transportation, the Admin of the FAA and now the Republicans are in charge of all the Committees where it as shot down last year by a party line 1 vote. 67 will likely happen before the end of this year.
09-06-2025 | 03:19 PM
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The “former” rep did yes, the new one specifically supports age 67. As does the President, the Sec Transportation, the Admin of the FAA and now the Republicans are in charge of all the Committees where it as shot down last year by a party line 1 vote. 67 will likely happen before the end of this year.
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09-06-2025 | 05:10 PM
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