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Senators urge pilot retirement age rise as experience leads to fewer accidents 

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A group of senators have written to Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and US Mission to the International Civil Aviation Organization (USICAO) Chargé d’Affaires Anthony Clare to urge them to support raising the mandatory commercial pilot retirement age standard.

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Lol: JetBlue & Lufthansa Planes Stuck Nose-To-Nose, Mess Ensues

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However, many planes couldnt actually depart on that runway, due to the unfavorable wind conditions, which were above operating limits. While everyone is patient (well, at least while on frequency Id love to hear the conversation happening in the flight deck between the two JetBlue pilots!),