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Sites of Pilot Organizations
| Age 60 Rule ..... History -Analysis - Exposé |
Age60rule.com is a free
access, annotated archive of documents related to the Age 60 Rule and
aging pilot issues.
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| Professional Pilots Federation | The Professional Pilots Federation (PPF) was incorporated in 1991, for the singular purpose of eliminating or amending the Age 60 Rule, allowing all affected pilots to continue their careers beyond their sixtieth birthday if they should choose to do so. |
Sites of National News, Medical, and Public Organizations
| ABC News |
"Many say pilots
improve with age."
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| The Public I |
"Some airlines will
lose 25% of workforce."
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| National Center for Policy Analysis |
"Airlines are desperately
searching for airline pilots."
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| AARP |
AARP Urges Court to Uphold
the Rights of Older Airline Pilots
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| The Public I |
"Young Pilots Riskier
Than the Over-60s Who Are Turned Away"
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"In the experience
of this group of physicians it is felt that if the pilot passes the FAA
appropriate physical examination requirements (placed on all pilots regardless
of age) the age 60 limitation placed on airline pilots is unjust and unfounded."
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| Aviation International News |
"the National Air Transportation Association supported S.361 “as a means to modernize an outdated regulation and potentially slow the attrition rate for airline pilots that affects the ability to meet the nation’s need for on-demand air transportation, while at the same time ensuring safety.” |
| The Public I | "Some of the pilots forced to retire at 60 aren’t as fortunate as their peers who have good pension plans when the bell tolls." |
