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Tuesday, January 30, 2007
FAA to announce new retirement age for pilots
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Federal Aviation Administration chief Marion Blakey will announce a proposal Tuesday to increase the mandatory retirement age for commercial pilots from 60 to 65, according to FAA spokeswoman Diane Spitaliere.

The age limit has been in place since 1959.

The FAA proposal would match age limits for commercial pilots in the United States with international standards, Spitaliere said The International Civil Aviation Organization, the group that governs aviation for most countries, increased the age limit for commercial pilots to 65 in November.

The FAA proposal would allow one pilot in the cockpit to be between 60 and 65 years old if the other is under 60.

-- CNN's Brianna Keilar and Katie Ross
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