I am fascinated by this thread and the number of posts against a rise in the enforced retirement age. Over on the rotary side there has been almost unanimous support for a rise albeit that many helicopters are single pilot and so caught by the restriction to multipilot from 60 to 65
This culminated in an employment tribunal brought by a pilot called Ian Evans who took on the CAA and their army of lawyers single handedly. In a week long hearing it was clearly shown and accepted by the court that the risk of incapacitation let alone death at 70 was less in about 2010 than the risk of death at 55 had been 20 years earlier. The CAA admitted there was no scientific reason to not raise the age limit but relied on legislation that allowed them to maintain the status quo simply on the grounds that changing the rule cost money they did not have
I can think of very few professions where many members argue to be banned. Bit like turkeys voting for Christmas. The excuse that it takes jobs off younger pilots is lame given the world shortage. Many pilots want to retire or change profession, but it should be their choice. On the other hand there is data in professions such as medicine that experience is the most important determinator of outcome, which for flying equates to safety.