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Bill · 119th Congress · HR 5523

Let Experienced Pilots Fly Act of 2025

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Introduced 2025-09-19Topic: transportation

Summary

Summary by the Congressional Research Service

Let Experienced Pilots Fly Act of 2025 This bill raises the mandatory retirement age for pilots engaged in commercial aviation operations from 65 to 67 years of age. This age standard does not apply to commercial operations that take place in (1) the territorial airspace of a foreign country that prohibits such operations, or (2) international airspace where such operations are not in compliance with the Annexes to the Convention on International Civil Aviation. The bill specifies that a pilot who is over 65 years of age on the date of the bill's enactment may return to service in commercial aviation operations until 67 years of age. The Federal Aviation Administration must also submit a report to Congress on further increasing the age limitation for pilots engaged in commercial aviation operations.

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Action history

DateChamberActionStatus effect
2025-09-20HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.refer
2025-09-19HouseReferred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.refer
2025-09-19Introduced in Houseintroduce
2025-09-19Introduced in Houseintroduce
Source: GovInfo Bill Status (Library of Congress), fetched 2026-09-11. Provisions and opinion polling arrive in a later release.