Originally Posted by ozstamps
No idea - others might.
I do recall reading however that all US
flight deck members must retire at a set age (60 or 65 IIRC?) regardless of fitness or experience.
It most certainly should
also apply to FA's.
Those flying grannies are the absolute
number #1 reason UA loses a ton of discretionary business on long haul.
Currently, the retirement age for flight deck crew is 60. However, the FAA raise that age to 65, as the ICAO is doing that on November 23. At the end of September, the FAA started investigating whether the US would also raise the age limit. According to the last article I read, ALPA is opposing this change. As it stands now, a foreign pilots older than 60 may fly into the United States as a co-pilot. When the ICAO change takes effect, foreign pilots will be able to fly in the United States up to age 65, as long as they’re accompanied by a co-pilot under 60 and they undergo medical testing every six months.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15035396/