Originally Posted by
TransWorld
I’ll play your game.
1,000 CFI + 1,000 exMil + 500 Corp/135 + 500 Overseas/Out of the Woodwork = 3,000 total supply of pilots each year.
In 2018, the total hiring by the major airlines, LCCs, and major cargo was 4,606.
In 2013, just five years ago, the total hiring was only 1,084.
FAPA.aero | Pilot Hiring History - All Time
Boeing has forecast the US needs averaging 5,000 to 6,000 pilots per year over the next 20 years.
Hmmmm....
I was trying to bring stats to the argument as you have. I guess we are in the "fake news" category. Never would have thought I would be in that category. it is what it is, time will tell.