Blakely announces age 60

[Skater]

Just saw a clip of her press conference announcing the change about 15 minutes ago. Couldn't find the written story on Fox or CNN.

 

[humuakalaka]

Not good.

 

[SOVT]

For Immediate Release
Release No. AOC 03-07
January 30, 2007
Contact: Alison Duquette
Phone: (202) 267-3883
FAA to Propose Pilot Retirement Age Change
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Marion C. Blakey today announced that the FAA will propose to raise the mandatory retirement age for U.S. commercial pilots from 60 to 65. Speaking before pilots and aviation experts at the National Press Club, Blakey said that the agency plans to propose adopting the new International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) standard that allows one pilot to be up to age 65 provided the other pilot is under age 60.
The FAA plans to issue a formal Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) later this year and will publish a final rule after careful consideration of all public comments, as required by law.
“A pilot’s experience counts — it’s an added margin of safety,” said Blakey. “Foreign airlines have demonstrated that experienced pilots in good health can fly beyond age 60 without compromising safety.”
On September 27, 2006, Administrator Blakey established a group of airline, labor and medical experts to recommend whether the United States should adopt the new ICAO standard and determine what actions would be necessary if the FAA were to change its rule. The Age 60 Aviation Rulemaking Committee (ARC) did not reach a consensus recommendation but did provide detailed insight and analysis that will be helpful as the FAA develops a rule.
Since 1959, the FAA has required that all U.S. pilots stop flying commercial airplanes at age 60. In November 2006, ICAO, the United Nations’ aviation organization, increased the upper age limit for pilots to age 65, provided that the other pilot is under age 60.
The November 29, 2006 Age 60 ARC report, appendices, and public comments are available online at http://dms.dot.gov, docket number 26139.

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[Oh-ryan]

Did she mention anything about banning leather jackets?

 

[aussiefly]

and Prater/ALPA stood by and let it happen.

Time to burn ALPA down and start again.

 

[Dizel8]

Maybe this is what Prater meant, when he talked about a new era??!!

 

[Hawker800]

Good Deal!!

 

[Phaedrus]

"We're takin' it back!"

Taking what exactly?

 

[Little Bubba]

Vote Republican...

 

[Falcon Jet 1]

Nprm will be issued later this year, and then it would be 18-24 months or longer she said. She also said that she wasnt just going to flip the switch, that there would be a definite implementation period.

 

[Tejas-Jet]

and Prater/ALPA stood by and let it happen.

Then at your next LEC meeting, introduce the resolution to get Prater recalled. Let us know how it goes.

Tejas

 

[SWA/FO]

Did she mention anything about banning leather jackets?

no but the double breasted ones are way out of date.

 

[atrdriver]

Nprm will be issued later this year, and then it would be 18-24 months or longer she said. She also said that she wasnt just going to flip the switch, that there would be a definite implementation period.

And what do you want to bet that the implementation periodwill include new medical standards? Quite possibly standards that will make it impossible for many who currently hold first class medicals to keep them...Something to think about...

 

[800Dog]

no but the double breasted ones are way out of date.

Some of us are old school and have not taken to the American slob fashion statement that many others are making. I will stick with the double breasted jacket thank you very much.

 

[FlyWolf]

Very good news for us F/O's here at Midex, according to the way we are growing, I might have a chance of upgrading right at age 63 now.

 

[Skyboy722]

And what do you want to bet that the implementation periodwill include new medical standards? Quite possibly standards that will make it impossible for many who currently hold first class medicals to keep them...Something to think about...

Pandora's box. I think this little detail will bite many of the unsuspecting.

 

[OnTheDole]

And what do you want to bet that the implementation periodwill include new medical standards? Quite possibly standards that will make it impossible for many who currently hold first class medicals to keep them...Something to think about...

She specifically said that she thought the current medical review / requirements we’re more than adequate…

 

[OPECJet]

and Prater/ALPA stood by and let it happen.

Time to burn ALPA down and start again.

ALPA doesn't control the government.....

 

[regionaltard]

ALPA doesn't control the government.....

Once upon a time it used to influence the government though.

 

[Andy]

She specifically said that she thought the current medical review / requirements we’re more than adequate…

No, she danced around it. While she stated that the current system works, she never closed the door to any change.
Besides, she did state many times that we need to 'harmonize' with the rest of ICAO.

 

[Remington]

Wonder if any recent retirees are regretting hitting the bong.

 

[warbirdfinder]

It's Official: FAA Will Seek To Raise Pilot Retirement Age To 65

Tue, 30 Jan '07
Blakey Announces Change In DC Speech

ANN REALTIME REPORTING 01.30.07 1515 EST: As promised, on Tuesday FAA Administrator Marion Blakey announced the FAA will propose to raise the mandatory retirement age for US commercial pilots from 60 to 65. Speaking before pilots and aviation experts at the National Press Club, Blakey said that the agency plans to propose adopting the new International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) standard that allows one pilot to be up to age 65 provided the other pilot is under age 60.
The FAA plans to issue a formal Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) later this year, and will publish a final rule after careful consideration of all public comments, as required by law.
"A pilot’s experience counts -- it's an added margin of safety," said Blakey. "Foreign airlines have demonstrated that experienced pilots in good health can fly beyond age 60 without compromising safety."
As Aero-News reported, on September 27, 2006, Administrator Blakey established a group of airline, labor and medical experts to recommend whether the United States should adopt the new ICAO standard and determine what actions would be necessary if the FAA were to change its rule. The Age 60 Aviation Rulemaking Committee (ARC) did not reach a consensus recommendation but did provide detailed insight and analysis that will be helpful as the FAA develops a rule.
Since 1959, the FAA has required that all US pilots stop flying commercial airplanes at age 60. In November 2006, ICAO, the United Nations’ aviation organization, increased the upper age limit for pilots to age 65, provided that the other pilot is under age 60.
Original Report

http://www.aero-news.net/#d Is the FAA relenting on its "Age 60" rule? There are indications the agency will soon seek new regulations allowing commercial pilots to remain in the cockpit until the age of 65, as long as the second pilot onboard is younger than 60.
CBS News reports FAA Administrator Marion Blakey will make an announcement Tuesday, in her speech at the National Press Club in Washington, DC.
If enacted, the new regulations would mirror similar standards adapted by the International Civil Aviation Organization last November.
As Aero-News reported, a committee of airline and industry representatives, convened at Blakey's request to study the issue, disbanded in December without consensus on the issue. Each side instead presented its respective arguments.
In an odd bit of circumstance, the "Age 60" rule -- which forced pilots flying for commercial passenger airlines to retire at 60 years of age -- was enacted in 1960. While it was somewhat controversial from the start, pilots initially had little reason to complain; after all, older pilots could look forward to healthy pensions upon retirement, while younger pilots were eager to fill the seats vacated by their predecessors. Capping the maximum age for the highest-paid senior-level pilots also allowed airlines to keep their costs in check, at least in theory.
Alas, that was then... and this is a very harsh now. In the face of declining retirement benefits, older pilots have fought to remain in the cockpit -- and, thus, earning a paycheck -- as long as they can. That phenomenon hasn't been limited to the US, either... one reason ICAO adapted the easier standards last year.
http://www.aero-news.net/#dOf course, one thing hasn't changed: younger pilots are still hungry for promotion into the left seat, and a reversal of Age 60 would create additional roadblocks for them. Pilots still waiting to come off furlough would also be hit.
The FAA has stated for years it was concerned older pilots may be more prone to health issues... a position several medical experts have denounced, due to the lack of scientific evidence to back it up.
Since the ICAO standards went into effect, nearly all pilots flying for foreign airlines -- except airlines in Colombia, France, and Pakistan -- have been allowed to keep their jobs past the age of 60.
That has presented something of a Catch-22 situation for the United States... as it was forced to accept the ICAO standard for pilots at the controls of foreign airliners flying into the US, even as it adhered to the Age 60 rule for pilots under the agency's jurisdiction.
FMI: www.faa.gov

 

[Fly4hire]

Wonder if any recent retirees are regretting hitting the bong.

Doesn't matter - they are not coming back, unless as a new-hire. Every discussion of the issue at almost every level, both government and ALPA has proposed no grandfathering

 

[Morning Wood]

I would think there would be a new maximum age to be hired much like Air Traffic Controllers have now. Maybe not.