Thread: Pilot Shortage?
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Old 02-03-2021, 09:00 PM
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Originally Posted by rickair7777 View Post
Pilot shortage still expected after the pandemic. I could certainly believe it for foriegn airlines, if not so much in the US.

https://skift.com/2021/02/01/airline...c-downsizings/
Certainly agree. Often times people only see the crisis in front of them and not where things will be 3 - 5 years from now. Mandatory retirements are still happening. As an example (as of a couple of years ago) 2/3 of all AA pilots were scheduled to retire in the next decade. I have not seen any forecast of downsizing that would even come close to that, as a matter of fact there will be growth down the road in a few years. And foreign airlines will have an even greater percentage of growth.
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