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Old 27th Jan 2009, 18:16
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KitKat747
 
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I am pleased to read some pilots might be able to continue flying beyond 65 if they want to. No-one is forcing them to do against their will but it is nice to see in some parts of the world that might be a possibility.

I do not think they should be restricted to flying freight-why?

Up until a couple of years ago an airline forced all pilots to retire at 55 whether they wanted to or not. In those past couple of years some of their pilots have reached their 55th birthdays and a lot have decided to continue flying, that should indicate very clearly what the majority of pilots want to do-not retire at the earliest opportunity mainly because they still enjoy working in their chosen profession.
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