Klako
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Patriot328 said:In any game, rules have to be consistant to be "fair". Changing the rules in the middle of the "game" makes such game unfair. Even more so since the group getting the windfall of the new rule also received the benefit of the old rule.
There is now an “uneven playing field” that is unfair to United States air carrier pilots. This is because the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) now gives an advantage to domestic FAR Part 135 (air Taxi), FAR Part 91 (General Aviation) and foreign air carriers. The FAA now permits pilots who are over the age of 60 to pilot the same types of large airplanes in FAR Parts 91 (general aviation) and 135 (air taxi) operations that it denies in United States FAR Part 121 (commercial air carrier) operations. Beginning on 23 November 2006, foreign air carriers will be allowed to operate large aircraft engaged in commercial air carrier operations within United States airspace and some of those aircraft will be the piloted by pilots that are over the age of 60. United States FAR Part 121 pilots, however, who are over age 60 will all still be grounded unless the Congress passes Senate Bill S.65 or House of Representatives Bill H.R.65. Both of these bills would amend the arbitrary but mandatory retirement age of FAR Part 121 commercial air carrier pilots from age 60 to 65.