Legal Opinion
Adams v. Federal Aviation Administration
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided December 19, 2008No. 07-1180, 07-1194, 07-1226, 07-1326, 07-1366, 07-1390, 07-1447, 07-1507, 07-1524, 08-1023, 08-1360PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge BROWN.
BROWN, Circuit Judge:
Petitioners are commercial airline pilots who reached the age of 60 before December 13, 2007. As many pilots have done before them, these pilots filed requests for an exemption with respondent, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), from the regulation barring them from flying commercial aircraft after they turned 60. 14 C.F.R. § 121.383(c) (Age 60 Rule). 1 The FAA denied their requests for exemption. Petitioners filed petitions for review in this Court under 49 U.S.C. § 46110(a), which permits direct challenges to…
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