I read articles like this all the time..........they make me want to shout THERE IS NO PILOT SHORTAGE!!!!

The article touts Age 65 as an aid to cure the pilot shortage, citing the change adding "3800 pilots" to the pool; even if true, that simply delays the "shortage" 5 years, since those same 3800 pilots would have to retire at 65.

No, the reality is that for the first time in a few years, pilots are in a position to demand higher pay and better working conditions, and corporations do not like that. They much prefer having pilots under their thumbs---the corporations have gotten used to dipping their hand in the pilots well and putting what they get into their own pockets.

Actually, the article has at least 1 accurate proffer---

"Many prospective civilian pilots have been discouraged by the pay cuts and reduced benefit packages in the industry."

That is the most valuable quote in the article. We run on the laws of supply and demand. For the first time in the last 6 years or so, the laws of supply and demand are in the pilots favor. Supply WILL EQUAL demand at the right price---Adam Smith and the invisible hand...

Supply and demand, people.....supply and demand.

This may be the start of good times again for pilots---I am excited---It's our turn.