AGE 60 passes Senate today..

[lineflyer1]

Age 60 Update Senate passes HR 3074
The Senate passed HR 3074(Transportation and HUD appropriations) including the age 60 change amendment by a vote of 88-7.
Included in HR 3074 is Senate Amendment 2845 which is the Oberstar language to include ALPA's recommendations .
This bill passed the House previously.

I think it will go to the President for signing in the near future.
The 88-7 vote precludes a Presidential veto if I remember correctly.

Just informational in nature... don't shoot the messenger!

 

[BigMotorToter]

So is that it? It's all over? Done deal? Fat lady has sung? Is it all over but the crying?

Does a countdown clock start when the Pres. signs it?

 

[lineflyer1]

So is that it? It's all over? Done deal? Fat lady has sung? Is it all over but the crying?

Does a countdown clock start when the Pres. signs it?

U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 110th Congress - 1st Session
as compiled through Senate LIS by the Senate Bill Clerk under the direction of the Secretary of the Senate

Vote Summary
Question: On Passage of the Bill (H.R.3074 as Amended ) Vote Number: 336Vote Date: September 12, 2007, 10:58 AMRequired For Majority: 1/2Vote Result: Bill PassedMeasure Number: H.R. 3074 (Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 )Measure Title: A bill making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.Vote Counts:YEAs88NAYs7Not Voting5Vote

I believe that it becomes law 30 days after the Prez signs it. There are enough votes to over ride a veto.

 

[race#53]

AMENDMENT PURPOSE:
To permit pilots to serve in multicrew covered operations until attaining 65 years of age.

This is the same as them saying they will permit driving until 90 but you still have to get a license.
It's not a law until the FAA says so...and we know how fast they work!

 

[Tanker Clown]

I don't know why you guys are complaining. According to Kit Darby, there is quite a pilot shortage.

 

[grog_sit_reserv]

As long as it don't pass before November, I'm hopin' to get rid of someone over here....

 

[PCL_128]

AMENDMENT PURPOSE:
To permit pilots to serve in multicrew covered operations until attaining 65 years of age.

This is the same as them saying they will permit driving until 90 but you still have to get a license.
It's not a law until the FAA says so...and we know how fast they work!

The bill requires the FAA to implement the new age limit within 30 days of signing.

 

[XJohXJ]

Was this also the FAA funding bill, or is that one still churning?

 

[Beetle007]

The bill is H.R.3074

The age 65 amendment is S11429 (note: when you click this link, you must scroll down to the S11429 amendment)

 

[PCL_128]

Just finished reading the bill, as amended for the Age 65 provision. Items of note:

1. No one can return with seniority if they have already reached the age of 60 before the day the bill goes into affect. Already past 60? Tough luck, geezer.

2. No new medical standards, except that age 60+ pilots must maintain a 1st class medical with an examination every 6 months. No letting it lapse to 2nd class privileges if you're a copilot.

3. International ops require the other pilot to be under age 60. That should make for some interesting abrogations of seniority.

4. The new age limit is prohibited from being used as a basis for litigation. This protects all parties, including labor unions, from lawsuits related to the age limit.

5. Requires airlines to engage in negotiations with labor unions if the CBAs require changes to benefits or work rules as a result of the new age limit.

6. The GAO will make a report in 2 years on how the change has affected operations.



Thanks geezers. You've slowed seniority progression and kept furloughees at AMR on the street for even longer. Not to mention the loss in career earnings that most pilots will suffer because of this. Selfish bastards....