Originally Posted by DarkSideMoon

There wasn't. There is now. There's a shortage caused by years of low wages. 91/91k/135's are struggling to fill classes of low time pilots. The regionals are scraping the bottom of the barrel for applicants even with 65,000 first year pay. The pool of qualified candidates is gone and **** is going to hit the fan when the majors start retiring 60% of their workforce in the next ten years. The pipeline is so empty right now it's going to take years to correct (which is a good thing if you're a pilot).