House Speaker Mike Johnson is asking the Senate to vote on a measure to let US commercial pilots fly at older ages, according to a letter seen by Bloomberg Government.
Johnson (R-La.) sent the letter, dated May 2, to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) supporting a Senate vote on an amendment increasing pilot retirement age. The measure would be attached to sweeping aviation legislation (
Supporters of the retirement age effort say it’s needed to ease concerns of a nationwide pilot shortage. Labor groups such as the Air ...