Originally Posted by flapshalfspeed

From the RAA's perspective, a PR/media blitz about a pilot shortage that inspires noobs to shell out 80K for flight training costs wayyyyyyyyy less than paying for those noobs' training.

The more NEW people with no prior 121 experience you can entice into an RJ class, the less pressure you have to increase wages/contract terms/etc..

In the end, hyped-up pilot shortages make money for flight schools, airlines, and people like Kit Darby--the only people pilot shortages don't benefit in the aviation system is, well, PILOTS!