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McAndrew and thousands of other airline pilots are caught in one of the U.S. government's most controversial regulations: the so-called Age 60 rule, under which the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) requires commercial-airline pilots to relinquish the controls the moment they turn 60. The FAA, which issued the rule in 1959, says it was prompted by safety concerns about older pilots--concerns it says still apply...
...today, at a time when many people 60 or older are healthier and more robust than ever, the Age 60 rule has come under a new challenge. Ten pilots have filed a petition with the FAA, claiming that the agency's establishment of the rule had nothing to do with safety but instead was a back-room deal to rid major airlines of highly paid senior pilots. The 76-page appeal, which uses previously unreleased documents obtained by the petitioners, claims that the agency has dismissed or ignored research showing that older pilots are as safe as their younger colleagues...
...twice a year, undergo frequent safety checks and endure random drug and alcohol tests, and they are constantly monitored by other pilots, airline management and even flight-data recorders. As long ago as 1981, a National Institute on Aging study concluded that there was no medical basis for the FAA's age-60 limit. A 1993 report sponsored by the FAA itself found that older pilots performed as well as younger ones. Europe's aviation agency adjusted its standard in 1999 to allow pilots to work until age 65, joining many nations around the world...
...partner and vice president of finance for World Balloon, an Albuquerque ballooning company that also teaches the sport. Custom-designed, special-shaped balloons can run as high as $200,000. At Grantham's school, one of a handful in the nation that are certified by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), flight lessons cost from $180 an hour if you have your own balloon to $310 an hour if you don't. FAA requirements for a private pilot's license are 10 hours of flight instruction, 20 hours of classroom training and passing grades on written, oral and flight tests...
...Blakey steps into big shoes: Garvey, who is not only the first woman ever to run the FAA but also the first to fill the post for its new, five-year term, has done an exceptional job in working with the airlines and the general aviation community on safety and technological innovation. She also brought organization and analysis to the FAA that allows the agency to spot potential problems before they develop into safety issues. Garvey has also kept a lid on the sometimes petty requests that come from Capitol Hill and she's even transformed some Congressmen into actual...