We have a "puppet" govt with several lawmakers who are clearly not cognizant being run by their "staffs". "Weekend at Bernies" comes to mind.

Shows the addictiveness of power though (prevalent as long as humans have been forming governments) that many of our politicians would rather pass in office rather than enjoy any semblance of a retirement (and irrelevance in their minds).

 

How is the internet in Heaven? Download speeds faster than upload speeds?

What so many young guys don’t understand is perception is far more important than reality. Facts are basically meaningless in the face of perception. UAL just announced a strike vote that has zero meaning. Why do that and probably lengthen any possible release to self help? Because the public’s perception will be they need to book away from an imminent strike at UAL. That’s not factual or reality but perception trumps everything else.
The CEO at Delta in a move to blunt the perception of a Christmas pilot strike said something monumentally stupid on national TV. That statement where he completely discounted the mediators role in strike timing directly resulted in the Delta TA. He was so worried about perception he let his mouth run away from him. The mediator then gave him a solid dose of reality and who was in charge!

The public only knows a 69 year old slumped over in the cockpit. They will perceive age was a factor and that will carry over to legislation.

 

The public you refer to can’t remember what they saw on their Instagram feed yesterday much less an issue of rule making within the FAA.

May the best industry lobbyists win.

 

They sure seem to remember some key aviation issues.

 

Yeah but guys wouldn’t suddenly have an extra 2 years of sick pay to cash out, so what you’d more likely see is a sudden miraculous improvement in the health of 63-64YO pilots with the traditional health decline setting in from 65-67.

 

it’s not an absolute timeline but a relative timeline. Burning sick leave makes sense in the last two years of your career - regardless of whether that is from 65 or 67. So it does t tack two years on.

 

Wasn’t he 70?

 

And in the process Bastian helped set the floor for the UAL and AA. and AA punted with a copy-and-paste. I guess they don't do pattern bargaining at APA.

 

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that right there

 

Now the age 67'ers want article 8 charges brought against their own union for lobbying for what the actual majority of pilots want, not raising the retirement age. Show up to your upcoming local council meetings to oppose this nonsense.

https://raisethepilotage.com/ual-mec...ode-of-ethics/