Legal Opinion
Melvin M. Aman v. Federal Aviation Administration
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided November 29, 1988No. 87-2598PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.
Petitioners in this case, pilots employed or formerly employed as captains for major airlines, seek review under 49 U.S.C.App. Section 1486(a) of an order of the Federal Aviation Administration (“FAA”). The challenged order denied a Petition for Exemptions from section 121.383(c) of the FAA regulations (the “age sixty rule”). Because we find that the FAA’s findings and explanations with respect to an important aspect of the petitioners’ argument for exemptions were inadequate, we vacate and remand.
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The age sixty rule prohibits flights covered by Part 121 of the FAA…
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