Downin3green -
Good point on Comair; biased though I may be.
The other aspect not mentioned is the loss of expertise. There have been some radical incidents and accidents due to expertise levels and it is guaranteed to get worse. Personally I think that is more the case for the proposed age extension.
However, I applaud the effort, regardless for the motive.
Wino -
Assuming you're right about the retirement, (My friends still insist that they can retire at 20, at less than age 60, without penalty at United, Northwest and Delta), what's your take on changing the law, as otherwise the law constructively creates a form of slavery?
Now there would be a great lobbying effort for ALPA.