Bealzebub
Also, all talk about extending retirement age from 65 to 67, 68, 70 or whatever should stop once and forever. As for limiting oversupply at the bottom, given the shortage of GA opportunities across Europe, one alternative to the 1500 hours would be requiring any candidate for an ATPL to achieve a degree first. That's not unheard of in some parts of the world - and it largely takes care of those who think that having mom and dad pay for a crash course in basic physics and button pushing will guarantee them a glamorous career.