Pilot seeks judicial review of EU flying regulations

A pilot is seeking a judicial review of the UK Civil Aviation Authority’s (CAA) policy regarding the age related flying restriction for commercial pilots. Wayne Bayley, a former captain with TUI Airways, with nearly 26,000 hours of flying time, turned 65 earlier in 2018, which means that under EU Aircrew Regulations he is now prohibited from acting as a pilot in commercial air transport. Non-EU countries including Australia, New Zealand and Canada do not have upper age limit restrictions on pilots; they base a pilot’s competency to fly on medical tests. The EU Aircrew Regulations prevent commercial pilots from flying