Hi Everyone,
I was wondering if there's a maximum age you can legally fly commercially. I've heard Air Canada makes you retire at 60.
I've looked in the CARs, and haven't found any mention of max. age for ATPL or commercial licenses to be valid until.
With an aging population, and large Baby Boomer cohort, this may be a potential issue in aviation soon. Just thinking... that, and there's no way I'll ever have enough money to retire.
I beleive that it is ICAO that dosen't allow international flights without permision from the other country over sixty years of age, but I may be wrong.
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In accordance with article 40 of the ICAO convention and section 2.110.1 of annex 1. No pilot age 60 or over shall act as pilot in command of an aircraft engaged in international air transport operations for renumeration or hire except with permission of the state whose territory is being entered.
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I have only been asked my age once, in Niamey, Niger....a few US dollars and presto, I was approved....just gotta love the way they work in Africa.
Gees I miss it.......
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It is an ICAO policy with regards to Captaincy of large aircraft. With Canada, one is permitted to fly as Captain of large aircraft at the sufferance of the individual company. At Air Canada, for instance, retirement is at 60. At WestJet it is not.
I expect whether you are for or against it depends on your age and career experience. If you are 19, and have 250 hours, you'd probably like those old bastards to pack it in right now. Say everybody over the age of 40, or even 30. If you are 59, and managed to jump on the wave of post de-reg airlines that cratered, Worldways, Oddysey, NationAir, C3, and spent 1/4 of your career in fill-in jobs... you're likely wondering if you can't find something, anything to keep yourself going until OAC/ CPP stuff kicks in to help your mortage payments.
If you were one of the ones who managed to go from high school to the air force to Air Canada, and hade good bases equipment and routes, it would be almost impossible to seriously consider the whole experience of your life coming to an end.
While I was never one of the "few" that way, I've been lucky enough to fly well maintained equipment, and great crews. Like most pilots I identify myself with my work. I'm in no rush for it to end. Even when I finish full-time work, the idea of flying the Arctic in the summer and living in the tropics, or moving to the big city and heading up a college Aviation department holds a certain amount of charm. Likely, like most people, I'll just die of a heart attack two weeks after I pack it in. Either way, I'll eventually leave room for somebody to move up. Hopefully, not today.
