Age 60 legislation is moving fast as of today

[CaptBud330]

Just curious

What if a 60 year old First Officer (obviously very senior) bids a line with an over 60 Captain. Would the 60 year old F/O be paid to stay home? I would think so. A lucky bunch will have paid vacation as long as they bid lines with old farts.
I think it will be a scheduling nightmare and extremely expensive for our companies.
I personally think 60 is even too old. Yeah, you really feel those years when it's 4am, you've been up since 7am the day before, and you're holding at Willow for an hour, then doing a 300RVR approach in LGW. Gotta love it.

 

[Freight Dog]

Actually CaptBud... with PBS system at most airlines... the program would most likely not allow the 60 year old FO to bid the same pairing as a 60 year old captain. Basically, you would probably rob that FO of a pairing he wants as the pairing in question would go to someone junior who is under 60 basically screwing with the FO seniority list.

 

[CaptBud330]

Still Curious

I'm only familiar with the system that permits you to be awarded whatever your seniority will hold. I don't see how the company can deny you the ability to bid a line by virtue of being older then 60. When I was still working, many F/O's tried to bid my line because they knew all their trips would be bought because I was giving IOE's on all my trips.
Just my thoughts.

 

[Freight Dog]

In PBS, you don't bid for lines. Your line gets built based on your preferences such as days off/specific pairings/specific crew/specific cities/specific days of the week so on that you specify in your bid... then the computer spits out your bid.

In theory, FO's could be "bought" with days off, and have reserve cover the trip. But why would any company allow that if it's an FAR that's precluding that 60 year old FO to be assigned that trip?

 

[Flopgut]

Bud: Imagine a system where your line isn't available for any FO to bid. Your flying is removed from the system for any pilot execpt your IOE. Same with age 60+. The flying done by age 60+ captains will be totally unavailable to age 60+ FOs (think what that will do to widebody flying post age change).

It works kind of like two low time pilots.

 

[767pilot]

Then retire at age 60. I doubt this law is going to force you to work until age 65. I hope to be set by age 55 to call it quits. So far I'm on track and don't really care what the law says about how long I can work. This may cause a slowdown in hiring for a couple of years, but it is by no means going to "ruin" the careers of those under age 55.

Just explain it all to the IRS. They love when we retire early