March 2018 Regional Airline Association Pilot Workforce forecast:
http://c.ymcdn.com/sites/www.raa.org...INAL_(002).pdf
UND US Airline Pilot Supply Forecast
(2016) predicts cumulative
pilot shortage of 14,000 by 2026
Boeing Pilot Outlook
(2017) projects worldwide growth in pilot
demand, with 117,000 pilots needed in North America by 2036
CAE Airline Pilot Demand Outlook
(2017) indicates 85,000 new
airline pilots needed, by 2027, including 62,000 new captains;
cites large number of retirements as significant challenge
FAA Aerospace Forecast
(2018) notes “regional airlines are
facing pilot shortages and tighter regulations regarding pilot
training. Their labor costs are increasing as they raise wages to
combat the pilot shortage” and “...network carrier consolidation
and new rules on pilot training have left regional carriers saddled with either excess capacity or a lack of pilots