The National Civil Aviation Administration of Argentina (ANAC) has removed age restrictions for pilots flying commercial aircraft.
On November 25, 2024, ANAC released Resolution 516/2024, which updates the Argentine Civil Aviation Regulations (RAAC) to remove the maximum age restrictions of 60 years old for single-pilot flights and 65 for multi-pilot flights.
ANAC stated in the resolution that the decision had been made in response to requests to increase the age limit for pilots flying solo in aircraft used by commercial air transport companies.
This also applies to aircraft “that require a pilot and co-pilot both within the national or international territory”, ANAC continued.
The new resolution reflects the trend observed in the civil aviation regulations of various countries to “increase the age limit for the holder of a pilot’s license to exercise his powers in commercial air transport operations on national and international flights”, ANAC said.
The age restriction for pilots is based on mental and physical health considerations, as well as the stringent requirements for knowledge, experience, and expertise set by the aeronautical authorities.
“With advances in medicine in general, and the need to have pilots to meet the growing demand of the aeronautical market, it is necessary to reevaluate the age limit at which pilot’s license holders can exercise their functions,” the resolution concluded.
On November 20, 2024, a group of US senators addressed letters to US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Anthony Clare, Chargé d’Affaires of the US Mission to the International Civil Aviation Organization (USICAO), urging their support for increasing the mandatory retirement age for commercial pilots.