Originally Posted by
aussieflyboy
What the heck are you talking about?? The latest date?
Follow me here for a minute.
Close your eyes. Cast your mind back to 2007.
Do you see every major in America hiring multiple classes of new hires every month?
December, 2007. Congress passes the age 65 law. Now all the old fellas get an extra 5 years in the left seat.
The hiring windows at the majors SLAM SHUT, with the realization that just about every one of those 60 year olds is staying to 65.
Now, add 5 years to December 2007 and you get December 2012!
How the hell is this so hard for you? YES, 2012 IS THE LATEST DATE!!! IT'S BEEN THE LATEST DATE SINCE DECEMBER 2007!!
DO YOU GET IT YET????????
1. Hiring does not mean there's a shortage. All the regional carriers are hiring now. Is there a shortage?
2. Age 65 was one problem back in 2007. There were others. One minor problem was the price of oil. 2007 wasn't the first shortage either. Your father heard about an impending pilot shortage. Your grandfather heard the same story. Maybe one day your children will hear about the pilot shortage.
In case I'm being too subtle for you, every few years I hear "there's going to be a pilot shortage next year". Without fail, something always happens to negate the supposed shortage. We all
want a shortage to happen, because it means we'll be able to move up and on to something better.
I fear that we've been feeding ourselves this lie for so long now, that we actually believe this BS. If we want to make things better in the industry, we need to take action instead of waiting on some "pilot shortage".