In his concluding statement to the US senate Aviation Sub-Committee on Aviation on the 19th July 2005 regarding the 'Age 60 (retirement) Rule', Dr Robin Wilkening, Occupational Medicine Physician with a Masters degree in Public Health said;
"Requiring airline pilots to retire based solely on the age of 60 ;
1) Has no basis in medical fact,
2) Cannot be supported by scientific literature, and
3) Is not consistent with flight safety data.
The Age 60 Rule prohibits an entire class of workers from continuing gainful employment based on age alone, and as such constitutes age discrimination in the workplace."
Crystal clear
Now, who is going to try to muddy the waters ?