Regulations and Government
FAA mum on age 60 rule changes
The aviation rulemaking committee (ARC) advising the FAA about whether airline pilots should be able to fly after reaching the agency’s mandatory retiremen

The aviation rulemaking committee (ARC) advising the FAA about whether airline pilots should be able to fly after reaching the agency’s mandatory retirement age of 60 issued what could only be called a split decision.

Although the panel could not reach consensus on whether to recommend raising the age to 65 for two-pilot crews if one of the pilots is under age 60, it did recommend that the FAA not make any change in the so-called age 60 retirement rule retroactive.

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