Hi, my name is Kathryn Creedy and I am an aviation journalist. (You should know I do not quote anyone without first speaking with them so I treat this as off-the-record conversation.)

I have been covering the commercial and business aviation industries since the 1980s having founded Commuter/Regional Airline News in 1982 and then become a freelancer in 1990. I've worked for Embraer, Embraer Executive Jets and ATR in public relations.

I have covered the pilot shortage and ALL the various reasons for it since 2013.

I hope it is okay to become a member of this forum as I've used Airline Pilots Central information (charts on pilot pay) in my stories. You can find me on LinkedIn and see my stories if you need to assess me.

I post a great deal on social media about pilot careers.

Cheers -- Kathryn Creedy