ALPA Signs off on Age 65

[Mamma]

"The ALPA Executive Board today voted by an overwhelming 80 percent margin to end the union’s longstanding support for the FAA Age 60 mandatory retirement age for airline pilots. In the face of concerted efforts to change the rule in Congress and the FAA, the ALPA Executive Board directed that union resources be committed to protecting pilot interests by exerting ALPA's influence in any rule change. “The Executive Board spoke clearly this afternoon,” said ALPA's president, Capt. John Prater. “ALPA pilots will be fully engaged in shaping any rule change. Any legislative or regulatory change needs to address ALPA’s priorities in the areas of safety, medical standards, benefit issues, no retroactive application of change, liability protection, and appropriate rule implementation.”



Thanks ALPA.

 

[Freight Dog]

Thank you Captain Prater. So much for "takin' it back."

Now it's onto "takin' you back" to Continental...

 

[Palomino]

thanks for setting the entire industry back a decade.

grab your seat at your carrier of choice, fellas. the doors are closing for a while.

 

[nwaredtail]

Any questions now who runs ALPA? Old guys looking out for Old guys, unbelievable. This should make the Usair arbitration a bit more interesting by mowing down the fences.............

 

[shroomwell]

That stupid survey we took, they only took one aspect of it.

"In its deliberations, the Board took into account the high likelihood of rule change through either the legislative or the regulatory process, as well as survey data from ALPA members overwhelmingly affirming that if the rule is going to change, ALPA needs to influence that change. ALPA will now develop a comprehensive legislative plan to do just that."

What a joke, so much for representing the majority. ALPA is no better than our government, represent the minority with the most money.

 

[Freight Dog]

Where are the poll results???

 

[COpilot]

Where are the poll results???

I agree where are the results?

I am ashamed to say that I know John, and that I supported him... Just another case of old guys looking out only for themselves.

I guess I can look foward to "yanking gear" for him, when he's sent back to us.

 

[rstev1955]

What makes you so sure you are in the majority? I am glad they changed their official stance. SO THERE.

 

[becket]

That stupid survey we took, they only took one aspect of it.

"In its deliberations, the Board took into account the high likelihood of rule change through either the legislative or the regulatory process, as well as survey data from ALPA members overwhelmingly affirming that if the rule is going to change, ALPA needs to influence that change. ALPA will now develop a comprehensive legislative plan to do just that."

What a joke, so much for representing the majority. ALPA is no better than our government, represent the minority with the most money.

I didn't know we put so much stock in the CRYSTAL BALL PREDICTIONS of member pilots. Any hot stock tips guys?

 

[Tejas-Jet]

Yeah...baby !!! Now ALPA is going in the right direction !!! GREAT NEWS !!!

Still no recall motions at the LEC meetings...oh yeah...it's still the same 13 guys showing up...I had almost forgot.

 

[COpilot]

What makes you so sure you are in the majority? I am glad they changed their official stance. SO THERE.

That's the point, who knows what the count was? "duh'?

 

[AutoBus]

That's the point, who knows what the count was? "duh'?

So much for the AAA "Attrition"!

 

[crashpad]

I support AGE 65!!!!

of course, I won't be flying past 55 and will never board an airliner with a pilot who wears Depends and is only there because he couldn't set aside dough for his golden years. .......but I still support it!

 

[BoilerUP]

Dear age 55+ airline pilots,

You're welcome for the windfall.

Signed,

Every furloughed and/or under 40 airline pilot's career expectations

 

[jetexas]

My question is, will our pilot medicals become 'real' medicals now? That could thin the herd, mentally and physically.