Old 05-16-2012 | 06:32 AM
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Originally Posted by chip1
There will never be a shortage of pilots at the majors. Delta, American, Fedex, SWA, you name whoever you want, those companies have a pool of thousands upon thousands of qualified regional pilots ready to come over at a drop of a hat. Plus, its not like every guy at the majors will be retiring all at once in the year 2017. It will take years to dry up the entire pool of qualified or willing RJ guys. All the while more pilots gaining experience somewhere, doing anything to finally get a major job. The majors will never have a hard time getting pilots, the regionals will...
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From the numbers I've seen, I'd say the 'majors' will be ok for qualified applicants though the next 10 years. That doesn't include any shrinking/consolidation. It is the regionals that will have problems in the shorter term.
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