Originally Posted by
block30
Notice a trend in the groups screaming pilot shortage? They all treat their pilots badly, or recognize pilot treatment is bad.
This is the best source from the list IMO:
http://www.aabi.aero/AirlinePilotLaborSupply1.pdf
It's 36 pages long and is an unbiased, statistically based forecast. I disagree with two major assumptions in the report; 1) There will a be net growth in the airline industry, 2) Regulators will not change the playing field. The rest seems very accurate to me.
It's interesting to note they do not consider the issuance of a commercial pilot certificate to have statistical significance on the supply of professional pilots.