Originally Posted by
captain152
I think I'm going to have to agree with JetJock here ... I don't think there will ever be a true pilot shortage as long as regionals are willing to hire pilots right out of the academies with 300TT and 50ME ... We all know what ATP is and other schools just like it ... whip em up, build em up, poop em out, send em off
Originally Posted by
SkyHigh
There may be a boom in 2012 however it seems to me that it will come from disillusioned regional pilots who will be able to find employment outside of aviation by then.
SKyhigh
I agree that there will be a demand for pilots. While it should be pretty easy to fill the FO jobs at the regionals with 300TT wonders with SJS, I suspect that Skyhigh is right that many more seasoned and experienced pilots will become disillusioned and quit because of pay and QOL.
Originally Posted by
JetJock16
The pilot “shortage” over the last 2.5 years was a shortage of pilots willing to work for regional wages therefore it was all at the regional level (mainline was furloughing / drizzle hiring).
Exactly. How do the airlines expect to KEEP quality people in the future if they keep lowering the bar and the wages? I don't even have my first airline job yet, but I just want my investment and sacrifice to be worth something. MPL and cabotage will short-circuit our investment. It seems like so many business leaders focus too much on short term profit and not on long-term discipline and solid gain.