Legislation vs Contract
Bug Crusher:
No one is disputing that the government and industry will most likely allow the retirement age to be extended. It is happening in India and elsewhere in Asia.
However at most airlines the age extension still needs to be voted into pilot contracts. It is at this stage that we must remember that it is not a good thing for anyone below that of a two or three year Captain.
So, you might want to extend but if the majority of your co-workers do not, then the contract should reflect that. Especially if that contracted extension is detrimental to the majority.
And by the way we are not "passing" you but only moving to the rank you were at when you finished your signed contract. If retirement gets extended it will be you who is "blocking" and some of us will not achieve the rank or scale that you did.
Cheers