Originally Posted by
Pinchanickled
Hahahahaha! I laugh at this post. There is no pilot shortage. There never will be! It's been prophesied since the late 90's. There will NEVER be a shortage of pilots willing to work for a major airline that pays gobs of money and gives you half the month off.
For every pilot job posted at a major, they probably get 50 qualified applicants.
I don't buy the shortage propaganda either. The only shortage I could see coming is at the regionals, and even then only due to lack of financing for flight training. It's hard to believe there are still people lined up to get into this business even with all the time, expense, low pay and time away from home and family.
In my particular situation I know I will NEVER be senior at my company and I doubt by the time a major calls me that I will have enough time in my career to be senior anywhere else either. I wouldn't get into aviation again if I had the chance to knowing what I know now if only I could turn the clock back.