Originally Posted by
aviator77
As much as I love to believe that this alleged pilot shortage will come to fruition, especially around 2017 when I get out of the AF, I still remain somewhat skeptical. Keep in mind that Boeing's goal is to sell airplanes so their market outlook may be somewhat biased...
If there are not enough pilots or those pilots cost too much, Boeing sells less airplanes. Period. I leave it to you decide how trustworthy such a biased opinion is, and I do not think it is very trustworthy on this subject.