Cubdriver

Hey that's cool I am sure you see a lot more from inside than I do from the outside. My friends who fly for regionals tell me things and that's about the extent of what I know about the industry. I read published data from the FAA, from regionals, from this forum, talk to friends, and read news articles posted on here and on aviation websites. That's about the extent of it. When I say I do not beleive there is a pilot shortage I should qualify it that I do believe there is a serious problem with short term staffing. Of that I have no doubt. It is the larger economic context where we have yet to see any market adjustment to the alleged shortage, and until we do it does not qualify as a real shortage. That's the metric.

I hope as much as anyone that it does respond. When it does I will leave the sundry hardships of working in the corporate scene and apply to a regional of choice, and enter the profession with joy that one can fly for a living. Thanks for sharing your views.