The U.S. House of Representatives has voted to raise the maximum commercial pilot age to 65. Not it only has to pass the Senate and get the President's signature!
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On Topic: What does this mean for pilots? And, are there any concerns for working age and consistency?
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Originally posted by CamOn Topic: What does this mean for pilots?
Originally posted by CamAnd, are their any concerns for working age and consistency?
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DAL, its good in theory, not so in practice. The medical guys still don't really know when someone is going to keel over.
ICAO have allowed this for a while now, however they have required that only ONE of the two pilots can be over 60. So, for an over 60's captain, an under 60 F/O is required. There has been no age restriction on F/O's, only on captains.
The real risk is in say, for example, over 60's doing single pilot IFR RPT... the stresses are huge, and if they keel over... there is no-one else there and the pax are in serious trouble. Multi crew airline ops this isn't such an issue.
It has all come about from pressure from the airlines due to an impending shortage of qualified and experienced pilots. I guess it will stem the tide somewhat.
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You're still going to see hiring at the regional level for quite some time. Hiring at the legacy carriers will slow a bit. Upgrades will slow even more. LCCs will also be hiring fewer pilots.
You can get in at a regional, but good luck getting out. I got VERY lucky!Bite me Airways.....
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