Regulations and Government
Sen. Graham Calls for Increasing Pilot Retirement Age
Sen. Lindsey Graham, backed by a handful of other Republican Senators, have introduced a bill to increase the airline pilot retirement age to 67.

U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), joined by a handful of other Republican Senators, yesterday introduced a bill that would edge up the airline pilot retirement age from 65 to 67. The legislation, the Let Experienced Pilots Fly Act (S.4607), stipulates that pilots older than 65 must maintain first-class FAA medicals, which are renewed every six months. Also, air carriers must remain in compliance with their FAA-approved pilot training and qualification programs.


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