Start the "Countdown Thread" again, FAA officially proposes age 67

[General Lee]

Canada has age 70 now, but at 65 you have to move to the right seat if a narrowbody, or "cruise officer" on a widebody that doesn't takeoff or land. It preserves upgrades, but hurts newhires. I think it would take years to get to that point, but maybe around the end of the decade....


Bye Bye---General Lee

 

[Grandpa +65]

How about: "FAA will propose mandatory retirement age to all Flight Attendances in U.S. commercial Airlines to 65 years of age"......

 

[727gm]

They're probably going to keep raising it until there actually are some incidents, then try to use pilot errors as a justification for external control of the plane, as a path leading to UAV drivers operating airliners from the ground......

 

[Dornier 335]

How about: "FAA will propose mandatory retirement age to all Flight Attendances in U.S. commercial Airlines to 65 years of age"......

What about "FAA mandates medicals for all flight attendants" like the rest of the world does? Oh, wait...

 

[Chairman]

FAA does not regulate the age requirement, congress does.

Chairman

 

[Diesel-9]

How about: "FAA will propose mandatory retirement age to all Flight Attendances in U.S. commercial Airlines to 65 years of age"......

I would add "or surpasses 149 lbs."

 

[Flybywire44]

WASHINGTON, D.C. ? Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Michael Huerta today announced that the FAA will propose to raise the mandatory retirement age for U.S. commercial pilots from 65 to 67. Speaking before pilots and aviation experts at the National Press Club, Huerta 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 67 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 Huerta. ?Foreign airlines have demonstrated that experienced pilots in good health can fly beyond age 65 without compromising safety.?

On July 1, 2012, Administrator Huerta 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 65 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. On December 13, 2006, President Bush signed into law the "Fair Treatment of Experienced Pilots Act," establishing age 65 as the mandatory pilot retirement age.

The July 1, 2012 Age 65 ARC report, appendices, and public comments are available online at Regulations.gov, docket number 26139.

This is a complete hoax.

 

[densoo]

This is a complete hoax.

Thank you. This is the same "docket" number as the original Age 65 proposal.

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 121

[Docket No. FAA 2006 26139; Notice No. 0617]

Age 60 Aviation Rulemaking Committee; Request for Comments

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Request for comments.

SUMMARY: In November 2006, the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) will adopt an amendment to increase the "upper age limit'' for airline pilots up to age 65 provided another crewmember pilot is under age 60. On September 27, 2006, Administrator Blakey established an Aviation Rulemaking Committee (ARC) on the Age 60 issue. One of its tasks is to recommend whether the United States should adopt the new ICAO standard. The FAA and the ARC are requesting comments from the public about whether the FAA should adopt the ICAO standard and any issues surrounding adopting or not adopting the standard.

DATES: Send your comments on or before November 15, 2006.

http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2006-10-25/pdf/E6-17851.pdf

 

[Grandpa +65]

What about "FAA mandates medicals for all flight attendants" like the rest of the world does? Oh, wait...

well said:beer: