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There is no shortage. Never has been. Probably never will be. Orville and Wilbur had to compete over who got to fly and it's only gotten worse from there. The supply of pilots will be proportional to the pay and quality of life of the job.
There is no pilot shortage. I honestly have no idea how this discussion keeps coming up.
Did you just read what you wrote?
BoilerUP said:A shortage of pilots willing to work for regional airline compensation does NOT correlate to a shortage of pilots able to work.
BoilerUP said:A shortage of pilots willing to work for regional airline compensation does NOT correlate to a shortage of pilots able to work.
BoilerUP said:A shortage of pilots willing to work for regional airline compensation does NOT correlate to a shortage of pilots able to work.
Ever wonder why that was? Probably has a lot to do with compensation and career progression.Regionals don't hire people from major airlines, or from corporate flight departments, etc.
Again, a relationship with compensation and career progression.Regionals hire their pilots from flight schools, and small 135 operators, etc.
There isn't RIGHT NOW. There will be at the regional level when the age 65 rule kicks in, and the economy turns around.
There is no pilot shortage. I honestly have no idea how this discussion keeps coming up.
Yes, did you?
Read it again.
And finally, a third time so it sinks in.
Now, please explain to the class how a shortage of pilots at the regional airline level represents a shortage throughout the industry. If you look real hard, you'll realize you've already addressed this:
Ever wonder why that was? Probably has a lot to do with compensation and career progression.
Again, a relationship with compensation and career progression.
Think about it: what regional airlines were hiring a substantive number of sub-500hr pilots during the peak of the 2007 "shortage", and where would those airlines rank among other regionals in terms of compensation, quality of life, and career progression?
If you choose to believe the bill of goods Kit Darby has been selling for over two decades now about the "great pilot shortage" that's well and good...but I personally wouldn't base my career aspirations and expectations on that.
Because people are confusing a pilot shortage with hiring demand.