IATA Calls for Raising Pilot Age Limit to 67
09-07-2025 | 12:11 AM
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I like the laughing part. They want it mostly to laugh at us at this point so they don’t seem as senile as they are greedy.
I do like the idea of those being eligible must be 23 or younger when enacted. No body harmed and those are the ones that might need those two years with all the tech coming our way. No pilot shortage now or ever at the majors. Defending the idea of staffing shortages at low paying flying jobs like the regionals, 135 ranks, or the bottom feed ACMI isn’t very honest.
I do like the idea of those being eligible must be 23 or younger when enacted. No body harmed and those are the ones that might need those two years with all the tech coming our way. No pilot shortage now or ever at the majors. Defending the idea of staffing shortages at low paying flying jobs like the regionals, 135 ranks, or the bottom feed ACMI isn’t very honest.
According to our mandatory retirement numbers, if I trucked it to mandatory retirement, I'll finish up around top 6-7% based on current numbers. However, looking at MySeniority, at my planned early retirement, if Age 65 stays in place, I'll be out at around 13%. Still not bad, right? If Age 67 rolls around, then leaving at my planned age, it's puts me just over 25% seniority. You think they're greedy? Brah, no need for the mental gymnastics... I'll just go ahead and say the quiet part out loud. I'm greedy.
09-07-2025 | 02:40 AM
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Not sure you'd like the result of the easiest age discrimination lawsuit ever.
According to our mandatory retirement numbers, if I trucked it to mandatory retirement, I'll finish up around top 6-7% based on current numbers. However, looking at MySeniority, at my planned early retirement, if Age 65 stays in place, I'll be out at around 13%. Still not bad, right? If Age 67 rolls around, then leaving at my planned age, it's puts me just over 25% seniority. You think they're greedy? Brah, no need for the mental gymnastics... I'll just go ahead and say the quiet part out loud. I'm greedy.
According to our mandatory retirement numbers, if I trucked it to mandatory retirement, I'll finish up around top 6-7% based on current numbers. However, looking at MySeniority, at my planned early retirement, if Age 65 stays in place, I'll be out at around 13%. Still not bad, right? If Age 67 rolls around, then leaving at my planned age, it's puts me just over 25% seniority. You think they're greedy? Brah, no need for the mental gymnastics... I'll just go ahead and say the quiet part out loud. I'm greedy.
09-07-2025 | 02:43 AM
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The US politicians looking to change the rules don't give an iota about the nuances of the airline industry. The airlines don't want it because they know it'll come with huge training costs and every time big changes like this rock the boat, it comes at a cost. The big dogs at the top supporting this either don't know don't care or a little of both.
09-07-2025 | 04:21 AM
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Not sure you'd like the result of the easiest age discrimination lawsuit ever.
According to our mandatory retirement numbers, if I trucked it to mandatory retirement, I'll finish up around top 6-7% based on current numbers. However, looking at MySeniority, at my planned early retirement, if Age 65 stays in place, I'll be out at around 13%. Still not bad, right? If Age 67 rolls around, then leaving at my planned age, it's puts me just over 25% seniority. You think they're greedy? Brah, no need for the mental gymnastics... I'll just go ahead and say the quiet part out loud. I'm greedy.
According to our mandatory retirement numbers, if I trucked it to mandatory retirement, I'll finish up around top 6-7% based on current numbers. However, looking at MySeniority, at my planned early retirement, if Age 65 stays in place, I'll be out at around 13%. Still not bad, right? If Age 67 rolls around, then leaving at my planned age, it's puts me just over 25% seniority. You think they're greedy? Brah, no need for the mental gymnastics... I'll just go ahead and say the quiet part out loud. I'm greedy.
09-07-2025 | 05:18 AM
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09-07-2025 | 05:23 AM
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09-07-2025 | 05:38 AM
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09-07-2025 | 06:44 AM
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The retirement age shifted from 60 to 65 in 2007, a change that hosed many of us midstream. That precedent shows rules can and do change, so I have no reservations about admitting my self-interest in wanting those old coots to retire. I’m as driven by personal gain as they are, and I see no need to cloak my position in moral superiority.
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