We should support the proposal of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) to raise the global mandatory retirement age for pilots to 67 from the current, frightfully youthful, 65. Since the cap was raised in 2006, there has been little proven negative effect on aviation safety. Some are wary of shifting the retirement age in aviation any further because pilots at the top of their game are expensive. Old-school skills are exactly what is needed at a time when the aviation industry appears to be plagued by technological faults and GPS jamming. Rather than nailing retirement to a specific age, the industry should focus on the operational safety performance of individual pilots, no matter their years.