Originally Posted by
HermannGraf
just because there is a shortage does not mean they hire anybody...
Why not? Because the FAA certification of an Airline Transport Pilot (ATP) is not good enough for them?
...I know people at recruiting and I can assure you that they can't find enough QUALIFIED (not only holding ATP) pilots to fill the need and the year of retirements at the majors have just started and retirements will increase the coming years...
Being picky is any employer's prerogative by all means, but when they are choosy it does not equate to a supply shortage. If you go to the grocery store and prime rib is too expensive and you pass on buying any because it is too costly for you, that does not mean there was a shortage of prime rib.
...They will have to ground many airplanes to compensate 300+ pilots leaving per year and that is only one place...
And this, because they would not risk it on a pilot with a busted checkride or two with an ATP? No sympathy, no sympathy at all. It is not a genuine pilot shortage by such definition. They could hire people with all ~9 failed practical exams and all ~5 failed written exams rather than park these airplanes, but they choose not to do so. That is not a pilot shortage as much as a deliberate choice not to hire the many qualified pilots available.
...We will see at the end of the year if there is a shortage of qualified pilots without failed checkrides, DUI and criminal records...
We already know there's a shortage of top choice pilots, such as those without any checkride busts, misdemeanors, bad breath etc. What's your point?