Raising Pilots’ Retirement Age to 67 Gets Nod in House FAA Bill

Pilots would be able to fly commercial planes for an additional two years under an amendment added to House aviation legislation to respond to increased demand for workers.

The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on Wednesday narrowly approved an amendment by a 32-31 vote that would increase the mandatory retirement age for commercial airline pilots to 67, up from 65. The provision now is included in sweeping legislation (H.R. 3935) to reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration. The panel is still working to complete its marathon markup of the FAA bill — which would then need to pass on ...