With all the staffing shortages in the airline industry, the mandatory retirement age for airline pilots has been raised from age 65 to 67. Joe and Adam discuss that today and the parallel it has with the switch from 62 to 65 in the past.

All of the other pilot shortages in the past pales in comparison with what we are experiencing now. There are a lot of problems that could arise from this raising of the retirement age, so Adam and Joe discuss the pitfalls and the ethics we will all be facing.

In This Episode 

7:00 - The politics behind the raising of the retirement age

9:48 - Is the raising of the retirement age going to help with staffing shortages?

16:08 - The difference between bringing back a retired pilot and a new hire

24:30 - How staffing shortages shows up differently in the airline industry vs other industries

36:05 - Why the recession is not going to decrease the amount of demand for air travel