IATA Calls for Raising Pilot Age Limit to 67
09-24-2025 | 08:39 PM
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Nothing will happen at the Conference. Its just a conference. They get together to do dog and pony shows and talk about issues. This is much like Davos. A lot of talking but not much doing.
This might start the process of doing some studies etc, just like when Age 60 went to 65. It took 3 years from them talking about it to a member vote.
There is no voting going on at this conference. Its just a conference.
This might start the process of doing some studies etc, just like when Age 60 went to 65. It took 3 years from them talking about it to a member vote.
There is no voting going on at this conference. Its just a conference.
09-25-2025 | 02:53 AM
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nothing in this picture talks about pilot age, if you were referring to no unfair discrimination that could as easily be meant to be that all medical standards should be equal for all 193 member states. Medical standard in Europe comparing to medical standards in the US or vastly different so one could say that Europeans are being discriminated against in comparison to the American medical standards.however that might actually be a case for increasing the medical status in the US has to be safer, which would mean that it will be more difficult for Americans to renew their medicals.
09-25-2025 | 03:47 AM
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nothing in this picture talks about pilot age, if you were referring to no unfair discrimination that could as easily be meant to be that all medical standards should be equal for all 193 member states. Medical standard in Europe comparing to medical standards in the US or vastly different so one could say that Europeans are being discriminated against in comparison to the American medical standards.however that might actually be a case for increasing the medical status in the US has to be safer, which would mean that it will be more difficult for Americans to renew their medicals.
It also underscored the tension in rulemaking: no unfair discrimination and no ICAO state left behind. Capable states can remove the upper limit (principle of no unfair discrimination) they have the robust oversight. Incapable states can’t, which brings in the “no country left behind” principle.
Tension!
The increased medical standards in the US is just another ghost story. "Boo ... stop it you are scaring me" ... The US is a capable state with robust oversight, infrastructure, and data, more than enough to safely manage without an arbitrary upper limit. Nauru, can't!
09-25-2025 | 11:10 AM
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WP/349 (the paper LEPF/EPAS were excited about) received some support, mostly with stipulations, but was opposed by some as well. Most notably, it was strongly opposed by both ITF and IFALPA.
WP/291 received solid support. It suggested standardizing data collection and revisiting raising the age in a few years.
The summary suggested support for 291, but not for 349.
WP/291 received solid support. It suggested standardizing data collection and revisiting raising the age in a few years.
The summary suggested support for 291, but not for 349.
09-25-2025 | 11:10 AM
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Issues were discussed this afternoon. Near universal support for a related general WP that called for systematic data collection and decision making. Mixed bag of support and opposition to the IATA WP, including opposition from the ICAO secretariat. Basically, send us your data and we will talk in 3 years.
09-25-2025 | 11:19 AM
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Issues were discussed this afternoon. Near universal support for a related general WP that called for systematic data collection and decision making. Mixed bag of support and opposition to the IATA WP, including opposition from the ICAO secretariat. Basically, send us your data and we will talk in 3 years.
09-25-2025 | 11:34 AM
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Issues were discussed this afternoon. Near universal support for a related general WP that called for systematic data collection and decision making. Mixed bag of support and opposition to the IATA WP, including opposition from the ICAO secretariat. Basically, send us your data and we will talk in 3 years.
09-25-2025 | 12:35 PM
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Issues were discussed this afternoon. Near universal support for a related general WP that called for systematic data collection and decision making. Mixed bag of support and opposition to the IATA WP, including opposition from the ICAO secretariat. Basically, send us your data and we will talk in 3 years.
09-25-2025 | 12:35 PM
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I'd go with a few hundred
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