‘‘§ 44729. Age standards for pilots 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—A pilot may serve in multicrew 
covered operations until attaining 67 years of age. 
‘‘(b) COVERED OPERATIONS DEFINED.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘covered operations’ means operations under 
part 121 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, unless 
the operation takes place in— 
‘‘(1) the territorial airspace of a foreign country 
where such operations are prohibited by the foreign 
country; or 
‘‘(2) international airspace where such oper-
ations are not in compliance with the Annexes to the 
Convention on International Civil Aviation. 
‘‘(c) REGULATIONS.—On and after the date of enact-
ment of the Let Experienced Pilots Fly Act, subsections 
(d) and (e) of section 121.383 of title 14, Code of Federal 
Regulations, shall be deemed to have been amended to in-
crease the age listed in such subsections to 67 years of 
age. 
‘‘(d) APPLICABILITY.— 
‘‘(1) NONRETROACTIVITY.—No person who has 
attained 65 years of age before the date of enact-
ment of the Let Experienced Pilots Fly Act may 
serve as a pilot for an air carrier engaged in covered 
operations unless— 
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‘‘(A) such person is in the employment of 
that air carrier in such operations on such date 
of enactment as a required flight deck crew 
member; or 
‘‘(B) such person is newly hired by an air 
carrier as a pilot on or after such date of enact-
ment without credit for prior seniority or prior 
longevity for benefits or other terms related to 
length of service prior to the date of rehire 
under any labor agreement or employment poli-
cies of the air carrier. 
‘‘(2) PROTECTION FOR COMPLIANCE.—An ac-
tion taken in conformance with this section, taken in 
conformance with a regulation issued to carry out 
this section, or taken prior to the date of enactment 
of the Let Experienced Pilots Fly Act in conform-
ance with subsection (d) or (e) of section 121.383 of 
title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect 
before such date), may not serve as a basis for liabil-
ity or relief in a proceeding, brought under any em-
ployment law or regulation, before any court or 
agency of the United States or of any State or local-
ity. 
‘‘(e) AMENDMENTS TO LABOR AGREEMENTS AND 
BENEFIT PLANS.—Any amendment to a labor agreement 
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or benefit plan of an air carrier that is required to conform 
with the requirements of this section or a regulation issued 
to carry out this section, and is applicable to pilots rep-
resented for collective bargaining, shall be made by agree-
ment of the air carrier and the designated bargaining rep-
resentative of the pilots of the air carrier. 
‘‘(f) MEDICAL STANDARDS AND RECORDS.— 
‘‘(1) MEDICAL
EXAMINATIONS
AND
STAND-
ARDS.—Except as provided by paragraph (2), a per-
son serving as a pilot for an air carrier engaged in 
covered operations shall not be subject to different 
medical standards, or different, greater, or more fre-
quent medical examinations, on account of age un-
less the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Ad-
ministration determines (based on data received or 
studies published after the date of enactment of the 
Let Experienced Pilots Fly Act) that different med-
ical standards, or different, greater, or more fre-
quent medical examinations, are needed to ensure an 
adequate level of safety in flight. 
‘‘(2) DURATION OF FIRST-CLASS MEDICAL CER-
TIFICATE.—No person who has attained 60 years of 
age may serve as a pilot of an air carrier engaged 
in covered operations unless the person has a first- 
class medical certificate. Such a certificate shall ex-
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pire on the last day of the 6-month period following 
the date of examination shown on the certificate. 
‘‘(g) SAFETY TRAINING.—Each air carrier engaged 
in covered operations shall continue to use pilot training 
and qualification programs approved by the Federal Avia-
tion Administration.’’. 
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