Originally Posted by
RedeyeAV8r
There "is" a Shortage of Qualified Pilots willing to take those Jobs if you look to overseas carriers. It is going to hit the US in a few years too.
Chinese and Indian carriers can't find enough qualified Pilots to be Capts.
I won't argue about overseas carriers, and I also won't argue about a shortage of qualified pilots hitting the majors in a few years. It's going to happen.
The 2-3000 pilots who have apps in at Delta are for the most part the same 2-3000 who have applied to UAL, NWA, CAL, FDX, UPS, SWA, JB, AT, etc.
There are not enough pilots to go around for the postions that will need to be filled in the U.S. in the next five years. Raising the retirement age will help, but it won't solve the problem.