F. Baum writes:

MX, I usually dont respond to your posts, but I am thinking there may
be others with the same question. You have to consider that most
pilots dont WANT to fly longer.

I thought people become airline pilots because they love to fly.

In the states, people typically retire
at 65. How would you like to be told that you will have to work an
extra 5 years to get your benifits?

Depends on whether or not I'm getting the same deal as everyone else. If it's
65 for everyone else, and mine is raised from 60 to 65 as well, I can't really
complain.

The job is not as easy as it looks, a pilot is away from home more and
more, it gets harder to recover from jetlag, there is alot of industry
volitility, etc. I am in my mid 40s and I cringe at the thought of
doing this job in my mid 60s. Most of us would rather hit that peak 5
years earlier.

But as you say, people typically retire at 65, so why should pilots get to
retire five years earlier?