US EditionTed Cruz urges Trump to back older retirement age for pilots, worker groups oppose
- Senator Ted Cruz urged President Donald Trump to support raising the mandatory pilot retirement age to 67 during an international aviation meeting in Montreal.
- The Air Line Pilots Association opposes the increase, citing studies indicating higher health risks and cognitive decline with age, which contributed to the previous rejection of the change by Congress.
- Congress previously rejected a proposal to raise the pilot retirement age, with the Federal Aviation Administration recommending a safety analysis before any changes are made.
- The International Air Transport Association claims that raising the retirement age by two years can occur without impacting aviation safety and has received backing from several countries.
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Sen. Cruz’s position on ATP Age 67 is RIGHT
The US Secretary of Transportation and the FAA Administrator[1] will be attending the 42nd Assembly of the International Civil Aviation Organization today. One of agenda items is a proposal to raise the mandatory retirement age for airline transport pilots. The sponsor of it is the International Air Transportation Association which represents most of the globe’s air carriers and has been supported by four preeminent aviation authorities-BUT NOT…
Airline Pilot Retirement Age Could Be Raised To 67, And It's Controversial
For a few years now, there have been serious discussions about raising the retirement age for airline pilots. This was initially proposed in 2022, as air travel demand started to recover after the pandemic, leaving us with a major pilot shortage (given all the pilots who accepted early retirement packages). Ultimately nothing actually came of this, but we’re now seeing this issue raised once again. Given that there’s a new administration in the …
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