Taiwan’s Ministry of Transportation and Communications announced Tuesday that it has revised the Regulations Governing the Certification and Qualification of Aviation Personnel, lowering the minimum pilot age requirements for pilot certification to expand the supply of qualified flight crews.

The changes reduce the minimum pilot age for commercial and multi-crew certification from 20 to 18, and for airline transport pilot certification from 23 to 21. The ministry said the adjustments bring Taiwan’s standards more closely in line with the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), as well as the practical needs of aviation license management.

The amendments also raise the pilot age limit for airline operations to 65, a move officials

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