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Pilot shortage looms for charter operators
February 01, 2008
Although the market for charter and fractional ownership is still strong in the U.S., operators might soon face a shortage of qualified pilots and maintenance technicians.“What comes with the demand for aircraft is a demand for…pilots,” said Napo Hohn, CEO of PrivatAir. “But there are only so many 4,500- to 5,000-hour pilots on the market for an ever...
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...“There isn’t enough backfilling in this industry of fresh young pilots,” he said. “Over the next five years, there won’t be enough pilots to fly these airplanes or enough technicians to maintain them. There aren’t enough people going into school to do those things.”
...“Shortages are already here,” he said. “We are flat going to run out of pilots.”
...a huge demand for pilots.”
...The need for pilots is going to cause such a strain on the system that in addition to lowering minimum requirements, companies might be forced to hire pilots without commercial pilot certificates and provide on-the-job training. That practice is already used overseas, and its adoption in the U.S. might be right around the corner, Darby said. “This is an emergency situation, and it’s all happening at once,” he said
February 01, 2008
Although the market for charter and fractional ownership is still strong in the U.S., operators might soon face a shortage of qualified pilots and maintenance technicians.“What comes with the demand for aircraft is a demand for…pilots,” said Napo Hohn, CEO of PrivatAir. “But there are only so many 4,500- to 5,000-hour pilots on the market for an ever...
more
...“There isn’t enough backfilling in this industry of fresh young pilots,” he said. “Over the next five years, there won’t be enough pilots to fly these airplanes or enough technicians to maintain them. There aren’t enough people going into school to do those things.”
...“Shortages are already here,” he said. “We are flat going to run out of pilots.”
...a huge demand for pilots.”
...The need for pilots is going to cause such a strain on the system that in addition to lowering minimum requirements, companies might be forced to hire pilots without commercial pilot certificates and provide on-the-job training. That practice is already used overseas, and its adoption in the U.S. might be right around the corner, Darby said. “This is an emergency situation, and it’s all happening at once,” he said
