Do people who fly a lot age slower?

Chou did the math, and it turns out that frequent fliers actually age the tiniest bit more quickly than those of us with both feet on the ground. Planes travel at high enough altitudes that the weak gravitational field speeds up the tick rate of a clock on board more than the high speeds slow it down.



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When they fly the opposite direction, they reduce their velocity (and gravity) and they age faster than the people on the surface. This was actually measured with atomic clocks in 1971 - See Hafele–Keating experiment - Two atomic clocks flew twice around the world, eastward and westward.

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Flying east or west makes a difference to jet lag
This is because travelling west 'prolongs' the body clock's experience of its normal day-night cycle (the normal tendency of the body clock in most of us is slightly longer than 24 hours). Travelling eastwards, however, runs in direct opposition to the body clock.

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Scientists have done the math, and it turns out that frequent fliers actually age the tiniest bit more quickly than people with both feet on the ground. But not to worry, the difference is so small, you don't have to worry about extra wrinkles.

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While these are individual airline guidelines, there's still no internationally mandated retirement age for flight attendants, and no country has set any law that imposes a maximum age limit for flight attendants.

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What type of pilot you want to become will determine what age would be too old to change careers and start your flight training journey. If you're looking to fly larger jets for a major airline then I would suggest the cut-off date is around 35 years if you are only just starting your training.

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That's because of time-dilation effects. First, time appears to move slower near massive objects because the object's gravitational force bends space-time. The phenomenon is called gravitational time dilation. In a nutshell it just means time moves slower as gravity increases.

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You are never too old to travel. You just have to know your limits. Once you have seen a doctor, got your check up, and made some decisions, then there is one more thing you really MUST DO. Take out Travel Insurance.

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It's a physical job, but not all flight attendants must be slim and trim. You do, however, have to fit into the flight attendant jumpseat. Flight attendants have no set weight requirements, as body types can vary even if two people are the same height and weight.

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Average Flight Attendant Pay vs. Flight Attendants earned an average salary of $62,280 in 2021.

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The workforce of Flight attendants in 2020 was 110,280 people, with 76.1% woman, and 23.9% men. The average age of male Flight attendants in the workforce is 44.8 and of female Flight attendants is 46.1, and the most common race/ethnicity for Flight attendants is White.

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The amount of radiation is minuscule, and jet lag can usually be overcome in a few days. But for anyone flying dozens of times per year — say, at least two cross-country flights per month — these stresses start to add up, putting frequent fliers in higher risk categories for cancers and other chronic health issues.

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