Airlines are sooooooo worried about a pilot shortage,.......... that they keep ordering regional jets.

Doesn't make much sense, does it.

And keep in mind that you'll hear an announcement this week that another regional airline will be awarded an additional (new) 24 CRJ 900s, (no I won't say who).

Why would airlines continue to order RJ's if they're worried about a shortage of pilots to fly them.

Maybe it was the 25,600 people who took the ATP written in the first half of 2014 that has given the airlines the confidence to continue to bring-on RJ's, (although they won't admit that because they want to scare the government into lowering pilot minimums,...... so they can continue to pay rock-bottom wages to new hire pilots with rock-bottom experience).