If the piloting job (hard to call it a "profession" anymore) was adequately compensated, the supply would be adequate. Spending $100k in training and education to get a job paying trailer park compensation is ludicrous. One could only hope that the entire system comes to a grindingly slow meltdown in the next few years. That's what airline investors, the airline executives, and traveling public deserves. This industry requires a long term outlook and not the ultra short term strategy that the government and CEOs adore.