House panel votes to raise pilot retirement age, draws opposition from pilots unions

US House of Representatives committee voted to raise mandatory commercial pilot retirement age from 65 to 67.
Proposal faces opposition from unions and uncertain fate in US Senate committee.
Regional Airline Association praised the pilot age hike, while Air Line Pilots Association opposed it.
The House bill would bar airlines from charging family seating fees and mandate an increase in cockpit voice recorder recording time by 2030.
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg does not support raising the pilot retirement age.