Originally Posted by
Rroku
How about neither. No to 67. No to lowering requirements.
If they want people to shell out the $$$,$$$ and years of time to become airline pilots, make it financially rewarding enough to do it. Pay them and they will come. It's been discussed in length in other threads how little we're making compared to the past. Giving in to bad options, like 67 or <1500 continues the trend.
Originally Posted by
Earthboundmsfit
NONE of us should support either. Force them to increase pay and QOL with our leverage. It’s not a pilot shortage it’s a pay shortage for the millionth time.
Both of these statements are asinine. Neither of these points would fix the current problem. The tired old worn out talking point of "it's a pay shortage" just doesn't hold any intellectual weight anymore. Maybe 30 years ago it made sense, but it doesn't make sense now.
If they lower the hour requirements and raise the retirement age then there will start to be some relief immediately, but that too doesn't even fix the long term problem, it does help though. Not only are training costs too high, but the gap between 250 hrs and 1500 hours is too great (and it doesn't pay enough).