Originally Posted by
The Chow
I also worry that if this "pilot shortage" ever materialized that we would have a crisis in the making and cabotage would be the answer.
No, there won't be wide spread cabotage, because there is already a shortage of qualified pilots in the rest of the world (and that's WITH the MPL license in Euro-land).
There's no shortage of applicants at regionals now. There won't be in the future. They'll bump the pay a bit, maybe.
Let's face it, if the pay at a typical regional went from $22-$25 / hour for first year to $30 / hr, there would be guys selling their mother's burial plot to get in on that action.
And it's still poor pay.