The “Let Experienced Pilots Fly Act” currently being considered by U.S. lawmakers would increase the mandatory airline pilot retirement age from 65 to 67.
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Rep. Dusty Johnson estimated that by 2023, the airline industry would be experiencing a shortage of roughly 12,000 pilots, to be exacerbated by another 14,000 soon to be forced to retire at age 65 over the next five years.