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Old 29th May 2001, 10:08
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Australia used to have mandatory retirement at age 60, until it was challenged uner equal opportunity legislation about five years ago.

Now pilots may fly until they either fail a check or a medical. Pilot medicals in this age group are six monthly, instead of annually.

We now have several "over 60" Captains in our airline, although they cannot fly in command in many overseas airspaces (like Indonesia).
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