Many over-60 pilots 'just want to fly'

By Josey Ballenger

WASHINGTON, January 8, 2001 — Some of the pilots forced to retire at 60 aren't as fortunate as their peers who have good pension plans when

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"… national Airport. “So that age discrimination rule is a real hardship.”Jessica Stearns, a just-retired captain from Continental, has friends who have gone throug …"

Some airlines will lose 25 percent of work force

By Josey Ballenger

WASHINGTON, January 8, 2001 — Nancy Aldrich has a plaque sitting on an 18-foot, floor-to-ceiling bookcase full of her most cherished items,

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"… how sharp you are. There’s just no substitute for experience,” he said.Jessica Stearns, a former Continental pilot who turned 60 in July, concurred. “For the m …"