Originally Posted by Wildflyin

I meant that the article a few times referenced the 1500 hour rule as a cause, rather than the low salaries that regionals were unwilling to raise until recently. The shortage isn't caused by the "daunting " task of reaching 1500 hours, but by the failure of the airlines to properly pay new pilots, and then after the 1500 hour rule, their unwillingness to change said pay rates.

Yes, retirements and expansions play a large role as well, but unless I missed it, low regional salaries were not mentioned.