Read previewCaptain Chesley 'Sully' Sullenberg and aviation regulators are warning Congress against raising the mandatory retirement age for pilots to 67.
But as Congress works on the reauthorization bill, aviation experts are raising concerns about this potential measure.
AdvertisementOn Monday, FAA Administrator Mike Whitaker wrote a letter to Senators Ted Cruz and Maria Cantwell, who sit on the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
"The pilot retirement age should not be raised," he said in a Wednesday X post.
It says it wouldn't increase the number of pilots working, per the AP.
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—, Chesley, Sully, Sullenberg, Mike Whitaker, Ted Cruz, Maria Cantwell, Whitaker
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