Age limit will increase to 67 by years end.

[HalinTexas]

Ya know, I'd really like to come back to the states to fly for a living, but some people are really making it hard.

 

[Flybywire44]

WASHINGTON, D.C. ? Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Michael Huerta today announced that the FAA will propose to raise the mandatory retirement age for U.S. commercial pilots from 65 to 67. Speaking before pilots and aviation experts at the National Press Club, Huerta said that the agency plans to propose adopting the new International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) standard that allows one pilot to be up to age 67 provided the other pilot is under age 60.

The FAA plans to issue a formal Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) later this year and will publish a final rule after careful consideration of all public comments, as required by law.

?A pilot?s experience counts ? it?s an added margin of safety,? said Huerta. ?Foreign airlines have demonstrated that experienced pilots in good health can fly beyond age 65 without compromising safety.?

On July 1, 2012, Administrator Huerta established a group of airline, labor and medical experts to recommend whether the United States should adopt the new ICAO standard and determine what actions would be necessary if the FAA were to change its rule. The Age 65 Aviation Rulemaking Committee (ARC) did not reach a consensus recommendation but did provide detailed insight and analysis that will be helpful as the FAA develops a rule.

Since 1959, the FAA has required that all U.S. pilots stop flying commercial airplanes at age 60. In November 2006, ICAO, the United Nations? aviation organization, increased the upper age limit for pilots to age 65, provided that the other pilot is under age 60. On December 13, 2006, President Bush signed into law the "Fair Treatment of Experienced Pilots Act," establishing age 65 as the mandatory pilot retirement age.

The July 1, 2012 Age 65 ARC report, appendices, and public comments are available online at Regulations.gov, docket number 26139.

Where is the source that you copied and pasted this from? What is the specific URL?

This is a hoax.

 

[Jetjockey]

pave driver....you need a new hobby to occupy your time while your dentures soak.

 

[PBRstreetgang]

Ya know, I'd really like to come back to the states to fly for a living, but some people are really making it hard.

You aren't missing much....

 

[pave driver]

pave driver....you need a new hobby to occupy your time while your dentures soak.

I have 27 years left and plan to leave in 20 (that seems too long). My teeth are good so far. I already have a secure retirement as of today. Make a backup plan people. If I can do it, anyone can!

 

[Flybywire44]

I have 27 years left and plan to leave in 20 (that seems too long). My teeth are good so far. I already have a secure retirement as of today. Make a backup plan people. If I can do it, anyone can!

Yes, change the subject and allude that your better than most pilots.

You're awesome.

 

[pave driver]

Yes, change the subject and allude that your better than most pilots.

You're awesome.

NOPE.. I'm not very smart. Just had a good family, wife that put up with all my BS, a good mentor and lucky I guess. The harder you work, the luckier you are

 

[DUBLINFLYER]

There is nothing like the smell of soiled depends in the morning, TG they have full masks for the other pilot depending on his/her age

 

[Flybywire44]

NOPE.. I'm not very smart. Just had a good family, wife that put up with all my BS, a good mentor and lucky I guess. The harder you work, the luckier you are

You're missing the point.

This whole thread is generally inconsiderate to other people.

Don't point this kind of information without a source.

 

[Andy]

The other thread was a hoax...this is the same fake article.

For now...

+1.

And I doubt we'll be able to stop another age increase. My suggestion to everyone who opposes any further age increases is to advocate a phased in increase - where the age limit changes by 1 month every 3 months. This would change the age limit from 65 to 70 over 15 years. As a sweetener to those who want to increase the age limit, make the new limit 75 to be phased in over 30 years. I'd prefer to keep the line at 65 but Pandora's Box has been opened.