US Supreme Court Won't Review Mandatory Pilot Retirement | Aero-News Network
Aero-News Network
RSS icon RSS feed
podcast icon MP3 podcast
Subscribe Aero-News e-mail Newsletter Subscribe

Airborne Unlimited -- Most Recent Daily Episodes

Episode Date

Airborne-Monday

Airborne-Tuesday

Airborne-Wednesday Airborne-Thursday

Airborne-Friday

Airborne On YouTube

Airborne-Unlimited-04.28.25

Airborne-NextGen-04.29.25

AirborneUnlimited-04.30.25

Airborne-Unlimited-05.01.25

AirborneUnlimited-05.02.25

Mon, May 02, 2005

US Supreme Court Won't Review Mandatory Pilot Retirement

Justices Refused To Hear Challenge FAA's 60-Year Old Retirement Rule

The US Supreme Court Monday refused to hear arguments from pilots challenging mandatory retirement age for airline pilots.

The suit, brought by a dozen pilots with the backing of Southwest Airlines, had challenged an FAA rule in effect since the 1950s -- a rule that says airline pilots must retire by age 60.

In its friend-of-the-court brief, Southwest agreed heartily, saying older pilots "as safe as, and in some cases safer than, their younger colleagues. The 1950s-era age 60 rule, coupled with the FAA's rigid implementation of it, arbitrarily deprives Southwest Airlines of some of its best pilots at the peak of their careers."

Justices rejected the case without comment.

FMI: www.supremecourtus.gov

Advertisement

More News

Classic Aero-TV: Active Winglets -- Tamarack Aerospace Partners with Cessna

From 2014 (YouTube Version): Innovative Aerodynamic Technologies Produce Game-Changing Results At the NBAA 2013 convention, ANN CEO and Editor-In-Chief, Jim Campbell had a chance t>[...]

Aero-News: Quote of the Day (05.03.25)

“This plan opens insurance options to a much wider variety of Canadian aviators across the country who have otherwise had more challenges with securing insurance coverage... >[...]

ANN's Daily Aero-Term (05.03.25): Taxi

Taxi The movement of an airplane under its own power on the surface of an airport (14 CFR section 135.100 [Note]). Also, it describes the surface movement of helicopters equipped w>[...]

ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (05.03.25)

Aero Linx: The Vertical Flight Society (VFS) The Vertical Flight Society, formerly the American Helicopter Society, is the non-profit technical society for the advancement of verti>[...]

Airborne 05.02.25: Joby Crewed Milestone, Diamond Club, Canadian Pilot Insurance

Also: Sustainable Aircraft Test Put Aside, More Falcon 9 Ops, Wyoming ANG Rescue, Oreo Cookie Into Orbit Joby Aviation has reason to celebrate, recently completing its first full t>[...]

blog comments powered by Disqus



Advertisement

Advertisement

Podcasts

Advertisement

© 2007 - 2025 Web Development & Design by Pauli Systems, LC