Pilot shortage Myth. 7000 apps for 600 slots at DL

[ArcadiaMaxima]

Heard 5000 of the 7000 guys applied to SWA also. isn't there a decision board soon?

 

[atpcliff]

China is buying 5600 new airplanes. That is more than the entire current US fleet.

 

[jonjuan]

China is buying 5600 new airplanes. That is more than the entire current US fleet.

China is also building multiple mega cities with nothing but encumbered growth.

 

[waveflyer]

Heard 5000 of the 7000 guys applied to SWA also. isn't there a decision board soon?

Some October interviewees got calls today

 

[livin'thesim]

The only reason China would be buying 5600 airplanes is to get something out of the billions of dollars we owe them. Then, they will lease them to everyone else at exorbitant rates.

There is no way in he|| China is prepared to deploy that many aircraft that fast.

See above comment about the giant ghost cities in China.

 

[atpcliff]

By 2015, China will have completed 80 new airports, and expanded 100 others. By 2032, they will have more people flying than the US does now, and will spend $800B to buy the above-mentioned aircraft.

Just read that India has 2% of it's population flying, and they are expecting tremendous aviation growth. In the next few decades India's population will surpass China's.

 

[ArcadiaMaxima]

china also has mega cities built with nobody living in them. Airports can end up the same way.

 

[atpcliff]

The airports WILL be empty, if they can't get the pilots to f!y the planes!!!

 

[kommutrdog]

China has a much longer time horizon than us "impatient" Westerners. But, you won't catch me flying over there. No, thank you.

 

[sniper]

China is buying 5600 new airplanes. That is more than the entire current US fleet.

Friend of mine went to fly there and 2 years later he had health issues and spend most of his savings in order to get his health back on medical bills.


so there you have it Expats,,,,,,

Go make more cash and lose your health


no thanks

 

[Dumb Pilot]

My BMI is a lot lower than when I was in the rat race in the US, so is my cholesterol, uric acid, I am healthier now than I was when I was in college...! The food that you are exposed too while flying on the US is as unhealthy as it gets.....!

 

[SIG600]

china also has mega cities built with nobody living in them. Airports can end up the same way.

China? Heck, Spain has brand new airports sitting empty. But ya I agree with you.

 

[Dumb Pilot]

If the growth is unsustainable in the ME, and the Asian middle class explosion is a "bubble"
Then what's with all the bitching.....!

 

[sat74]

I wonder how many of the ones who bash expat jobs and living abroad have ever stepped outside of their comfort zone in the USA. And I dont mean a quick trip to Paris wearing your baggy jeans, white sneakers, and USA logo t-shirt while bitching about there being no Applebees or Hooters to go to!

 

[Dumb Pilot]

while bitching about there being no Applebees or Hooters to go to!

LOL.....! They need to keep eating something healthy..!