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U.S. airline pilots now may stay on the job to age 65 rather than be forced to retire at 60, under legislation signed into law by President Bush.
Pilots pressed for a fast signature by Bush after the Senate approved the legislation Wednesday so that crew members could be prevented from being forced to retire.
“This is a great day for America’s pilots, the traveling public and the country,” Paul Emens, chairman of Airline Pilots Against Age Discrimination, said in an e-mail.
The bill signing is a victory for pilots, many of whom lost much of their defined-benefit pensions in airline bankruptcies and wanted to work longer for financial need.
