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Air Canada captain flies retirement flight with his brother as co-pilot
An Air Canada pilot had his brother as first officer on his retirement flight. Both are B787 pilots. (toronto.ctvnews.ca) Ещё...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Have a GREAT retirement Capt!!
Did anybody else catch the "forty years and five months" of flying for Air Canada? So how old is he?
Canada used to ape the US and force pilots to retire at 60. An internet search shows that this policy was challenged - successfully - in court about ten years ago. So far as I can tell, there is no longer a mandatory retirement age for pilots there. Apparently, they can limit the responsibilities for someone over 65, though I couldn't find any specifics.
Canada used to ape the US and force pilots to retire at 60. An internet search shows that this policy was challenged - successfully - in court about ten years ago. So far as I can tell, there is no longer a mandatory retirement age for pilots there. Apparently, they can limit the responsibilities for someone over 65, though I couldn't find any specifics.
I'll bet that Mr Albers'll be flying something! I'm 83 and as long as the medical holds-up, I'll keep my little 172 RG happy; great little business plane. BTW I've found out, following my old engineering buddies, that retirement kills people. Maybe Mr Albers'll want to buy ole C-GPKA if I'm forced back to driving, hey?! Jim Van Doren
Great story and congratulations, Captain!! Two fine looking fellows :)
Fantastic way to end a career. Really touching. Time to let the “kids” take over. Enjoy your time chilling with your family now Capt Paul.
So did AC randomly assign the crew, or did they take the time to realize it was his last flight and his brother could serve as FO? I'm hoping that AC did the latter.