Originally Posted by Aluminium shuffler
Surely any pilot should have the right to continue working as long as they are fit and competent. as checked by medicals and LPCs? Let us have the choice of retiring at any age, not just prior to 65
Agreed. Giving a limit for age for a job is "discrimination". We are suicidal to put all the persons on the side of economical world after some age. That is the new combat we need to start around the world. If our economy should be safe doubling the number of workers would double the wealth. But young people must help their old parents who let them grow when their health is no more good enough to sell their work
Originally Posted by Herod
It would make a very interesting case if someone actually brought it to court that the government is taking away a person's means of earning a salary whilst not entitling them to a pension. I'm sure the European Court of Human Rights would have something to say
Not the European Court of Human Rights but the EU Luxembourg Court.The first protects only rights included in the Human Rights Convention, and there is no protection there of what they call economical rights. The a.14 of the Human Rights Convention protects against "discrimination" but only if another article of the Convention is concerned (i.e. right to have a family, or equity in justice).
But the EU Luxembourg Court protects against such discrimination, it was that Court who gave right to pilots to fly until 65.
Originally Posted by SMT Member
If the flying bug is still there, join an aeroclub and muck about in a bugsmasher or, even better, a glider.
... we did that already before getting a job as pilot !
We are flying in a garbagge world due to economical garbagge due to financial garbagge. We must stop the banksters and their beancounsters who respects only "possible" statistical air safety. I hope young people will understand that the oldest people are not their ennemis, and the young FO have to learn with empathy from the older pilots who were able to survive. (So do the elephants in nature !)