AGE 65 now LAW!!!

[vtech]

President signed bill earlier tonight....

Nope. Not true. President will sign HR 4343 on Friday, December 14th.

Andy,

It wasn't passed in three days. APAAD has been working for this legislation for 10 years. Legislation has been introduced many times over many years. This year it was introduced as HB 2881 in the House and S 65 in the Senate. 314 cosponsors were signed on in in the House and 51 cosponsors signed on in the Senate. The stand alone bills never got out of committee. However, the language was included in the FAA Reauthorization Bill and the Senate Transportation Bill. HR 4343 is the culmination of over 10 years of effort by a multitude of pilots to end a rule that was originally imposed for economic not safety reasons.

The three day movement of this issue through the House and Senate to the President was simply the most expeditious procedural method to achieve a desired result that has taken over ten years of concerted effort by thousands of pilots.

 

[gangdev]

Yeah. Can you imagine the airline pilot born on 12 Dec 1947? Arghhh!

Yeah I can imagine he must be at home saying: "Oh damn! Honey, can we postpone that retirement party?"

 

[gangdev]

The guy who was born Dec 14, 1947 that is...

 

[ATRCA]

Nope. Not true. President will sign HR 4343 on Friday, December 14th.

Andy,

It wasn't passed in three days. APAAD has been working for this legislation for 10 years. Legislation has been introduced many times over many years. This year it was introduced as HB 2881 in the House and S 65 in the Senate. 314 cosponsors were signed on in in the House and 51 cosponsors signed on in the Senate. The stand alone bills never got out of committee. However, the language was included in the FAA Reauthorization Bill and the Senate Transportation Bill. HR 4343 is the culmination of over 10 years of effort by a multitude of pilots to end a rule that was originally imposed for economic not safety reasons.

The three day movement of this issue through the House and Senate to the President was simply the most expeditious procedural method to achieve a desired result that has taken over ten years of concerted effort by thousands of pilots.

I will treat these guys like the $hit they are. Should be real fun up front.

 

[The Prussian]

I've learned more about the government in the past 10 1/2 months than I learned in 12 years of public education.

 

[twepilot]

to bad so sad for DM.

RV

 

[newnan]

to bad so sad for DM.

RV

He wanted to use sick and vacation time to stay on the payroll until (and if) the 65 rule happened.

Look on the bright side, at least 5 more years of the harmonica player!

 

[Flopgut]

It's over. The age of our retirement is now 65.

Can you assure us of that? The APAAD is not going for age 70 and will not support lawsuits and challenges for those already retired?

 

[YourPilotFriend]

This will ultimately result in one more planside wheelchair needed....for the captain!

 

[CitationUltra]

So the FAA is not required for the implementation of the new age? A pilot who's 60th birthday is tomorrow can continue to fly for 5 more years?

The FAA has been screwing around with this for four years, doing nothing. Congress got tired of the discriminatory and arbitrariness of the regulation and changed it. Period.

 

[CitationUltra]

Nope. Not true. President will sign HR 4343 on Friday, December 14th.

Andy,

It wasn't passed in three days. APAAD has been working for this legislation for 10 years. Legislation has been introduced many times over many years. This year it was introduced as HB 2881 in the House and S 65 in the Senate. 314 cosponsors were signed on in in the House and 51 cosponsors signed on in the Senate. The stand alone bills never got out of committee. However, the language was included in the FAA Reauthorization Bill and the Senate Transportation Bill. HR 4343 is the culmination of over 10 years of effort by a multitude of pilots to end a rule that was originally imposed for economic not safety reasons.

The three day movement of this issue through the House and Senate to the President was simply the most expeditious procedural method to achieve a desired result that has taken over ten years of concerted effort by thousands of pilots.

The White House announced it earlier this evening.

 

[vtech]

I stand corrected. The President has signed HR 4343. It is now law.

 

[Charlie Brown]

BUCK FUSH!!!!!!!!!

and all you other pieces of feces who supported this. I, along with my plenty of others appreciate getting effed out of a lot of money. :angryfire

 

[Lear70]

I believe any law signed goes into effect 30 days from date of signing...

Could be wrong, my memory of civics is a bit weak on the implementation side, I'm sure someone will correct me.

From Yahoo news:

Press ReleaseSource: White House Press Office

Statement by the Press Secretary



Thursday December 13, 9:33 pm ET


WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

On Thursday, December 13, 2007, the President signed into law:

H.R. 4343, the “Fair Treatment for Experienced Pilots Act,” which raises the mandatory retirement age from 60 years to 65 years for pilots serving on commercial passenger flights within the United States.

 

[Cottonmouth]

Unreal. I believe a pilot who's between the age of 60-65 should be limited to 8 hours of duty per day. That is a regular work day for an individual in the United States. Minimum flight pay should also be no less than 90 hours per month (what most carriers are flying now).

Will pilot groups fight for the above rules or will we bend over and continue to be waterboarded up the rear?