Originally Posted by
Bushmaster78FSA
With the pandemic going on, I want to say that the future doesn't look too promising. The current drop in demand in commercial aviation looks as if there won't be a pilot shortage for a while. Given the situation, as a 42 yr old CFI who was about to make the move to regionals this year, I am not so sure if I will ever get to see a decent stint at a major airline now. Will we ever return to the normal levels of hiring of 2019?
You still have over 20 years until you would be forced to retire. That’s a pretty long time. This next year to maybe two years is going to suck but the industry will pick back up and lots of pilots are still going to retire. No one has a crystal ball (obviously look at this situation), but I still think pilots have a good outlook career wise over the next 10 years.
If you’re able to, try and position yourself so you’re able to be hired on the front end of the next hiring wave.