Many airlines are blaming canceled flights and endless delays on a pilot shortage. But those in the cockpit say they’re forced to retire once they turn 65 years old due to what some say is an arbitrary rule. Now lawmakers are working to change that, but critics say raising the retirement age could jeopardize aviation safety.
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You know who retired young… Shout out to George Floyd on 2 years of sobriety. It took some tough love but he did it. Say his name liberals!
“If you vote for the other guy then you ain’t a breakfast taco!” – Dr. Jill Biden
OK…. So they want to work until they die. Very well
Get these old people out the planes… give the opportunites to the new generation… fk boomers!
Wow!! Thanks Republicans!!
Sounds like there might not be enough new pilots coming from flight school.
❤Only for fans over 18 year⤵️ Alles sehr schön. Aber zuerst zusammen die Nummern 10 und 1. Eine verwohntt.online Brünette und eine andere Blondine. Es wäre unfair, wennn ich 4 wählen würde
Retirement ages are high enough. If anything we need to lower it.
Biden at 94 can still become president
i want a 65+year old pilot flying a plane about as much as i want a dinosaur running the country.
Thanks GOP. I always wanted to work until I was 70 so you can eventually steal my social security money
Or just lower the ridiculous 1500 hr rule. Boomers will cling onto power by any means necessary.
Insurance actuarial tables determine when pilots must retire, not age or ability. Companies won't risk their $50,000,000 planes to an increased risk of pilot stroke or heart attack.
NEED A AGE LIMIT ON BEING A POLITICIAN!
We need to create passenger drones for future air travel, airplane requirements is to exaggerated and becoming a pilot is too expensive, and airlines are not making a call to train people who are interested in becoming a pilot with a platform of train now with us Airline X and pay your studies after graduation and with your first job assignment so pilot shortage is blamed on the airline companies, for not creating a platform and a program to hire people and start an immediate hirring process with training included and once that candidate is ready, certified and screened to fly than a deduction from it's pay check of earnings can be arranged as a form of payments to that airline company for trainning , so I hope one day some one creates drones instead and airlines become a desire of the past least expected to be used because most people will definitely buy a flying drone for travelling instead of always being dependent on plane travel.
They should Retire at 55
I already hate that Politicians are 70 years old. No wonder America is a Shithole, its Run by Senior Citizens. They dont even know what its like to be a Working Person.
Old people wanted to keep all the work and money so no new pilots nowadays
I think 70-75 is more reasonable if you can pass cognition tests. It’s not a physically demanding job. It’s a job based on experience!!
Why not just treat them right so they will stay
Stop lying to people. We have a shortage of pilots because the government is forcing vaccines on people that don’t need them. So the pilots are retiring instead of getting vaccinated
Inexperienced pilots, with a cellphone addiction. This is going to end well.
\\ ON THE DECLINE OF CURRENT INTELLIGENTSIA ////
\ IN VAIN SEARCHING FOR AN ORIGINAL THINKER ///
\ INTERVIEWS AND TALKS ONLY PITY EVOK //
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jC3Y7lWZIOQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9k-r8D3GtYw&ab_channel=TheEpochTimes
How about they work to make sure pilots and flight attendants get paid the moment they enter the airport instead the sky!
Wat about age of politicians.?
Make the lawmakers/dictators fly the planes
This is nuts , raise the pilot age and their will be more pilots dying from heart attacks , strokes , or worse yet a pilot being diagnosed with dementia or altzheimers . Do they REALLY want to follow through on this ? Iam glad I dont hop on a plane , I'll drive where I want to go .
Bad move , they should lower the hour requirement not increase the retirement age
No give young people opportunities
Pigs can fly
Need a retirement age for Politicians ASAP
So 2/24 plan crashes will be even more common 😒
The pilot training should be subsidized. How about the industry gives scholarships to graduating seniors? I'm sure there are students who would be interested and would qualify.
This won't go over well
Just what we need seniors in the cockpit
No 65 is almost too old honestly. Sure these pilot's would love to keep flying but I think it's a bad idea. Becoming a pilot is prohibitively expensive also many people just don't have the chops to be a pilot.
All caused by Biden's unlawful mandates. My Body, My Choice
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