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Sad part is that it will pass by 80%. Pinnacle was the same way. It has come to the point that the regionals have destroyed the career pilot. I don't know about a pilot shortage but there will be a shortage of people coming out of flight school. Over the next few years I can see the regional fleet being cut in half just to deal with attrition and no new hires available.
I think you are right, but I don't think that anyone intended to make the regional industry a career airline and honestly it should not be. This is where many fail to see the big picture. The focus should be how to get out of the regional industry, not how to trap people into it.