Originally Posted by
atpcliff
The pilot shortage has 0 to do with us regional airlines. It is happening because there are less pilots availabilie to fly transport category aircraft, worldwide, than there are needed to man the aircraft that the airlines want to fly....they are also shortages at the biz jet level.
All of the biz jet openings require an applicant to have the type and some time in it. I'll call it a shortage when they'll accept a non typed individual and put him through the school with no contract afterwards until then see my post above about a carrier looking for dual qual'd and current and still nothing.