Captain Sully and the FAA are warning against plans to force pilots to retire later — as aviation safety comes into laser focus during the Boeing scandal

• Congress is working on a bill to reauthorize the FAA for five years.
• One measure could include raising the age pilots need to retire from 65 to 67.
• The FAA warned it needs more data first, while Captain Sully strongly opposed the move.

Captain Chesley 'Sully' Sullenberg and aviation regulators are warning Congress against raising the mandatory retirement age for pilots to 67.

Congress is working on a bill to extend the authorization of the Federal Aviation Administration for five years. Last year, it failed to pass a bill before the deadline, which it then temporarily extended to March of this year.