The association says that any crew with a pilot over 65 should also include another pilot under 65 to provide a safeguard against inflight medical risks. Even if the assembly approves the higher retirement age, governments will decide how to apply the change, and some may resist. ICAO last raised the international retirement age in 2006, when it shifted from 60 to 65. Dennis Tajer, a spokesman for the group, told Reuters there is “insufficient data regarding what risks would be associated with increasing pilot retirement age. Accident data has not shown a clear pattern of higher risk solely due to pilot age in these categories.