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Airline Pilots Will Be Allowed to Fly Until 65 if
FAA Retirement Rule is Approved
Airline Pilots Against Age Discrimination winning
fight to raise retirement from 60
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In 2005, pilot's union president
testifies to keep retirement at 60. |
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January 30, 2007 - Those who think there is no age discrimination in
America might take a look at the battle that has been raging over the
possibility of allowing airline pilots to fly after they reach age 60.
Today, after a fight that has lasted over 40 years, the Federal Aviation
Administration said it will propose to raise the mandatory retirement
age for U.S. commercial pilots from 60 to 65. It was a giant victory for
a small group of pilots that have been opposed even by their own union.
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Speaking before pilots and aviation experts at the
National Press Club, FAA Administrator Marion C. Blakey 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 65
provided the other pilot is under age 60. The international standard
became effective last year.
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 pilots experience counts its an added margin
of safety, said Blakey. Foreign airlines have demonstrated that
experienced pilots in good health can fly beyond age 60 without
compromising safety.
On September 27, 2006, Blakey 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 60 Aviation Rulemaking Committee (ARC) did
not reach a consensus recommendation but did, according to the FAA,
"provide detailed insight and analysis that will be helpful."
One reason for the lack of consensus is the strong
opposition by the Air Line Pilots Association to changing the rule,
which is known as the "Age 60 Rule."
The supporters of the change have been led by the
Airline Pilots Against Age Discrimination. APAAD is a grassroots
organization of airline pilots from every major airline in the United
States. Their mission is to "oppose age discrimination on the flight
decks of our nation's airliners."
"This rule has been in place for 47-years, since
the beginning of the jet age, almost half way back to the dawn of
aviation with wood-and-fabric aircraft. Its borne of a labor dispute
and was enacted without public hearings," according to Paul D Emens,
Chairman, Founder of APAAD.
"Its long past time for this rule to be revised."
The APAAD made attempts last year to change "Age
60" through legislation. Although they thought they had support to pass
the legislation it never was allowed to come to a floor vote.
"It is utterly intolerable that the pilots of the
United States are treated so shabbily," Emens said.
In 2007, new legislation (S.65) has already been
created with Senators Inhofe (R), Lieberman (D), Stevens (R) and
Feingold (D) as the lead sponsors.
The head of the nations largest pilot union, in
2005 told Congress that it supports the current rule requiring airline
pilots to stop flying at 60, and would oppose any attempts to change it.
When asked in a straightforward yes or no format,
56 percent of ALPA pilots oppose changing the rule. 42 percent want it
to change, said Capt. Duane Woerth, union president at the time.
This rule should only be changed if we can
guarantee--beyond all reasonable doubt--that any change will have a
positive effect on air safety, Woerth said in 2005.
The new president, Capt. John Prater, said in
letter as he assumed office this month:
"Many pilots remain focused on the Age 60 rule and
legislation that might change the regulation. I will bring this issue to
the Board of Directors and our members in a logical and planned-out
fashion. We will debate, decide, and move on. We must not start a civil
war over a single issue, and the best way to do that is to deal with the
most difficult, divisive issues head-on, through our democratic
process."
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.
The November 29, 2006 Age 60 ARC
report, appendices, and public comments are available online at
http://dms.dot.gov,
docket number 26139.
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