British airways retirement age
 

well its finally happened, BA pilots to retire at 60 instead of 55.

does this mean BA will need less pilots this year for there recruitment for DEP as a result of the age retirement being extended or not. I noticed they advertiesed in last issue of flight for DEP's.

anyone care to comment?

These are proposals only at the moment, and in part relate to the forthcoming age legislation to be introduced by October by the Government and not just the pension discussions.

The increase, if agreed, will only be to the Compulsory Retirement Age (CRA) which is presently the same for the majority of pilots as the Normal Retirement Age (NRA). There will still be the option to retire at 55, but possibly of lesser terms.

As to recruitment, then obviously for each pilot staying on beyond 55, the requirement for recruitment will decrease, follows on as a consequence.

BA last week announced that it had secured production slots for up to 10 777's, with further orders to be annouced once the pension situation has been resolved. As I understand it, these will represent fleet expansion, although some will replace older aircraft. It is this expansion plus (reduced) retirements that will fuel recruitment over the next 5 years or so.

What happens to LGW is another factor.

thank you top bunk
 

from the recruitment point of view then its looking good for the next few years?

gta

Was a little surprised to see this news - not surprised that the age would go up but that it was only to 60...

The UK is due to implement the EU directive on age discrimination late this year. That will make contractual retirement ages below statutory (65 for men) discriminatory and therefore illegal, unless a company can prove a justifiable reason.

Wonder if that means the age limit will go up again?

The proposal is that the CRA will increase further to 65 once agreement has been reached with the French and the Americans (for example) to allow captains over 60 to operate in their airspace.

Good employment prospects, just means you'll have quite a long stint in the right-hand seat.:hmm:

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