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title: "FCL.065 Curtailment of privileges of licence holders aged 60 years or more in commercial air transport — Part-FCL · Avioverse"
description: "Age 60–64. Aeroplanes and helicopters. The holder of a pilot licence who has attained the age of 60 years shall not act as a pilot of an aircraft engaged…"
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# FCL.065 Curtailment of privileges of licence holders aged 60 years or more in commercial air transport

ANNEX I (Part-FCL) · Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011 · EAR revision 25 Nov 2025

IR Implementing rule

## FCL.065 Curtailment of privileges of licence holders aged 60 years or more in commercial air transport

(a) Age 60–64. Aeroplanes and helicopters. The holder of a pilot licence who has attained the age of 60 years shall not act as a pilot of an [aircraft](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/aircraft) engaged in [commercial air transport](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/commercial-air-transport) except as a member of a multi-pilot crew. By way of derogation, such holders shall be entitled to act as pilots of an aircraft engaged in single-pilot [helicopter](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/helicopter) emergency medical service operations in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 965/2012, provided that they comply with the applicable requirements specified for that purpose in that Regulation and in Annex IV (Part- MED) to this Regulation.

(b) Age 65. Holders of a pilot licence who has attained the age of 65 years shall not act as a pilot of an aircraft that is engaged in commercial air transport.

IR · FCL.065 — Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011 · Regulation (EU) 2024/2076 · Aircrew Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 25 Nov 2025

[All rules in SUBPART A – GENERAL REQUIREMENTS](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/aircrew/part-fcl/subpart-a)

Consolidated from the EASA Easy Access Rules (revision 25 Nov 2025, extracted 13 Oct 2026) for convenience. Not the official publication — verify against the Official Journal of the European Union and the EASA publications before operational use.