Court Opinion

ID: 9471241
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Date Created: 2023-08-05 03:27:50.695323+00
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McMILLIAN, Circuit Judge,
specially concurring.
I concur in the affirmance of the judgment of the district court. The district court’s finding that age was a bona fide occupational qualification was not clearly erroneous. The Conservation Commission established through expert medical evidence that it had “a factual basis for believing that ... some older pilots possess traits precluding safe and efficient job performance unascertainable other than through knowledge of the pilot’s age.” Houghton v. McDonnell Douglas Corp., 553 F.2d 561, 564 (8th Cir.), cert denied, 434 U.S. 966,98 S.Ct. 506, 54 L.Ed.2d 451 (1977). See Tuohy v. Ford Motor Co., 675 F.2d 842, 844-45 (6th Cir.1982); Usery v. Tamiami Trail Tours, 531 F.2d 224, 235-36 (5th Cir.1976).
Affirmed.