The American Airlines pilot union, alongside the world's largest pilot union, have opposed legislation that, if passed, would raise the pilot retirement age to 67.
was introduced by Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Sam Graves, R-Mo., earlier this month. Graves argued that the bill is critical "to making the entire system safer and more efficient for all users and the traveling public." The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee approved the nearly 800-page bill earlier this month. It will head to the floor of the entire House next month.
However, Pilots Association Communications Chair Dennis Tajer told FOX Business in a statement that "raising the retirement age is seen as a quick fix to a human infrastructure failure but will only complicate the situation versus providing a long-term fix." Tajer, who has spent more than three decades flying for American Airlines, also noted that this change wouldn't align with the international law on pilot retirement, which is currently 65, further complicating matters. , causing our international pilots to move back to domestic airplanes and routes," Tajer said.
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