Big Beer Belly said:ICAO is going to 65 for the captain with an under 60 FO. IF (and that's a huge IF!) that happens in the US then my question is what happens when the 61-64 yr old FO holds (by seniority) a line that a 64 yr old captain is awarded? Does the captain's seniority "push" (i.e., outweigh, is superior to?) the FO's? What if the younger FO is senior to the older Captain? This happens at my airline with surprising frequency. We have no mandatory upgrade requirement and a significant number bypass upgrade for many years due to quality of life/bidding considerations. I'm sure the old geezers have thought about all these scenarios and have ready answers. I can't imagine anyone proposing a change to a nearly 50-yr old regulation without having thought through the many challenges that are sure to be illuminated.
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So far I doubt many have thought it through to that degree. I might be somewhat misinformed, but my impression is the only ones who want this changed are certain members of congress and the apaad folks. I can't see either of these caring one bit about what you are talking about, I think they would like to ram it through and think about the other stuff later, if they care about it at all.