No doubt that many pilots will stay put due to the comfort of familiarity. Although now that it's an option for US pilots, I'm sure some will venture out to ACMI or other offshore employment.
I'd guess that key will be what the incentive is (just like anything). Long term, airlines would do well to invest in the local training infrastructure. Short term, incentives to attract experience make sense.
I don't think that the global pilot demand is a closed ecosystem in any one country. It could get interesting, and in ways we don't expect.
Cheers!
Originally Posted by
Typhoonpilot
I think just the opposite. While age 60 was in place pilots who wanted to continue in the cockpit were going overseas to find jobs in India and a few other places. Now that they can stay at their major airline in their home country until age 65 they will.
What we might see is younger pilots who get adversely affected by the change in age 65 and the resulting stagnation decide to try their luck overseas.
TP