Growing Pilot Shortage

[pilotyip]

One of our pilots related this story. While getting his medical, he is talking to another pilot who is there getting a 1st Class medical. The guy is 63 years old, last week he applied at Skywest. He interviewed two days later and starts on Monday as a CRJ F/O. He was leaving the Med-E-Vac business and had no 121 experience.

 

[bafanguy]

According to a breakdown from ALPA, Delta hired a 61y/o guy recently (I don't understand it either). Delta isn't having any trouble finding eager applicants with more time of useful consciousness.

I don't know anyone who can get the inside scoop on this.

 

[DieselDragRacer]

One of our pilots related this story. While getting his medical, he is talking to another pilot who is there getting a 1st Class medical. The guy is 63 years old, last week he applied at Skywest. He interviewed two days later and starts on Monday as a CRJ F/O. He was leaving the Med-E-Vac business and had no 121 experience.

Curious why anyone would go Medivac to CRJ at that age and experience level?

 

[pilotyip]

Curious why anyone would go Medivac to CRJ at that age and experience level?

Because he can?, bucket list thing be a real airline pilot? something to do in his free time now that he is retired?

BTW: Interesting I posted this on the other place at the same time, over there this has over 3000 views and 100 responses as opposed to 35 views and 2 post here. Kinda fits in with the dead board posts we are seeing.

 

[crowbar]

Because he can?, bucket list thing be a real airline pilot? something to do in his free time now that he is retired?

BTW: Interesting I posted this on the other place at the same time, over there this has over 3000 views and 100 responses as opposed to 35 views and 2 post here. Kinda fits in with the dead board posts we are seeing.

What other site?

 

[pilotyip]

What other site?

You don't know about P P W ?

 

[1903flyer]

What other site?

You don't know about P P W ?

P P W = www.propilotworld.com

 

[bafanguy]

Pilot shortage update:

The author says airlines can no longer afford to "insult" their pilots due to the shortage.

Have airlines gotten this news ?


https://aircargoeye.com/why-airlines-can-no-longer-afford-to-insult-their-pilots/

 

[bafanguy]

Article from what appears to be a British employee benefits firm. Deals more with that side as a way to address the "shortage".


https://www.marsh.com/content/dam/marsh/Documents/PDF/UK-en/Overcoming the Pilot Shortage.pdf

 

[pilotyip]

Article from what appears to be a British employee benefits firm. Deals more with that side as a way to address the "shortage".


https://www.marsh.com/content/dam/marsh/Documents/PDF/UK-en/Overcoming the Pilot Shortage.pdf

Great articles, just saw that ABX went on strike this morning, putting a bind on Amazon as the peak shipping season approaches. And to think when I left the active Navy, I could not even get a response from a major because I was over 30 years old. Oh! to be 33 again and leaving active duty with 1600 hours in the P-3. As stated many times this career is all about timing and luck.