This is very old news.
It has been debated at length on the BA BALPA forum.
October 2006 is the deadline for the anti-ageist legislation to be introduced in the UK.
The issue is a hot potato and the government is prevaricatiing.
Interestingly, OY, when you say
The solution in our company was to raise the retirement age to 65, move FC's to the right seat at 60, no LOL and no pension payments by the company after age 60. You can retire anytime after 60, but they cannot make you go before 65.
this is in itself ageist and probably contrary to the legislation.
You cannot say 'at this age you have to leave your current position' as it is discrimination based on age! The new legislation allows for CRAs when it can be shown that there is a good reason for needing one! In the case of pilots I think BALPA are pursuing the line that after age 65 there is a measurable loss of performance and increased incidence of loss of medical and, therefore, 65 is a justifiable age at which retirement is compulsory.
Are we all looking forward to 80 year old cabin crew?