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Old 04-17-2024 | 04:50 AM
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Originally Posted by jerryleber
The jet boom (1965–1968)

People like Juan Trippe of Pan Am and Howard Hughes of TWA had no intention of inaugurating a pilot shortage when they began buying jets in the late 1950s. But these whisper-quiet magic carpets caught on quickly with a newly affluent flying public, beginning an era of glamorous travel, with Sinatra crooning "Come Fly With Me" in the background. The airlines hired pilots as fast as they ordered jets. United famously hired zero-time college graduates and paid for their training—from scratch!

http://www3.alpa.org/portals/alpa/magazine/2001/Feb2001_ShortHistory.htm#:~:text=The%20jet%20boom% 20(1965–1968)&text=The%20airlines%20hired%20pilots %20as,with%20the%20coming%20of%20jets.
Yep, and the airline he works for is hiring people who are ALREADY airline pilots flying jets through the same airports. That or they're from the military. No lack of highly qualified pilots and that's why I asked him for data to support his claim. He doesn't have any.
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