Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 7 November 2019.#Gennaro Cafaro v DQ.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Corte suprema di cassazione.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Air transport – Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011 – Annex I, Point FCL.065 – Scope ratione temporis – Directive 2000/78/EC – Equal treatment in employment and occupation – Discrimination on grounds of age – Article 2(5) – Article 4(1) – National legislation providing for the automatic termination of the employment relationship at the age of 60 – Aircraft pilots – Protection of national security.#Case C-396/18.