Global airlines group proposes raising international pilot retirement age to 67

FILE PHOTO: View of flight controls in the cockpit of a Boeing 737-10 Max airliner at the 54th International Paris Air Show at Le Bourget Airport near Paris, France, June 20, 2023. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File Photo

SEATTLE (Reuters) -A group representing global airlines has asked the U.N.'s aviation agency to raise the international age limit for commercial pilots to 67 years from 65, saying worldwide demand for air travel is outstripping the supply of aviators.

The U.N.'s International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) will consider the proposal, which has been opposed by major U.S. pilot unions, at its General Assembly that convenes on September 23.