Originally Posted by LAfrequentflyer
Difficult to decrease the aspiring pilot ranks...The loans are easy to get. The glossy ads w/ brand new jet, playmate like F/A's w/ hands all over the Captain sucker the kids into the profession...
A lot of kids have their trust funds / parents money to burn. How many parents do you know out there that have any accurate info about aviation? I'm talking about the ones not involved in the business...
-LAFF
True. But just based on all the news about bankruptcies, furloughs and pilots going on strike, I am sure they have at least the very basic view of how the industry is now. Before I really looked into aviation seriously I figured just based on news stories that most major type airlines had layed half their people off. Which, it isn't as bad as that, as there is at least one legacy (Continental I believe) which has 0 furloughs. But it still isn't too great either.