Originally Posted by
block30
First bolded-You cited Roger Cohen?!
Second bolded- Great Lakes needs to play ball with their pilots and get them a new contract. What do first year FOs make, 14k? Doesn't sound like a shortage, sounds like the free market working. (I respect the skill of GL pilots, by the way, no beef with them.)
Third bolded Why did the UND study show declining interest in becoming a pilot? How would keeping pilots easily replaceable (decrease in pilot scarcity power) fix that?
Fourth bolded-I don't know why the NBAA would even care since the ATP does not apply. I know of part 91 gigs that can and do hire 250 hour pilots. (Go figure that their pay also sucks).
Fifth bolded- Not an Air Force website, looks really hokie by the way. Screams SJS.
Sixth bolded - Republic also needs to play ball with their pilots and fix their contract. I don't know of any pilot group as large and as angry as them.
The rest? Just parroting the same tired story on a slow news day.
Notice a trend in the groups screaming pilot shortage? They all treat their pilots badly, or recognize pilot treatment is bad.
EXACTLY!
Not much in the way of facts, but more of special interest opinions
There does seem to be less pilots willing to work for poverty wages at the regionals, but that doesn't mean less pilots over all.
