Aero-News: Quote of the Day

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Aero-News Quote of the Day

"Absolutely we think this is a step in the right direction. We need this to happen and happen quickly ... so this opens a new avenue for us."

Source: Paul Emens, who chairs Airline Pilots Against Age Discrimination, a group working for the end of the FAA's "Age 60" retirement rule. Supporters of a plan to bump up the mandatory retirement age for airline pilots to 65 received a boost this week from the US Senate, as the US Senate approved a provision to the transportations appropriations bill that, if approved, would lift the Age 60 rule immediately.

FMI: www.senate.gov, www.apaad.org