FLCHG wrote: A pilot due to retire at AA or at anyother US airline as of 31st December 2007 due to being 60, may he now remain in his present position (and progress) / airline until his 65th birthday?
Not quite. The date is December 13, 2007. As soon as the president lifted his pen from the paper, the law took effect and the FAR prohibiting using pilots over 60 became non-existent.