Pilots and flight crew have so far not been involved, but that could be about to change. On Thursday several unions representing air crew, including the SNPL, called for members to walk out on Friday, January 3rd, possibly for an unlimited period. Air crew unions had been having their own discussions with the government over the matter of retirement age - at present flight attendants can retire at the age of 55 and pilots at 60. Under the government's proposed reforms, 'special regimes' which allow early retirement would be scrapped and everyone would have the same universal pension system with the legal retirement age of 62. READ ALSO Here's what you need to know about the French government's proposed pension reformsCertain exceptions for early retirement had been announced for physically demanding professions such as firefighters, police officers and members of the military - but not flight crew or pilots.

Source: The Local December 19, 2019 09:56 UTC