Originally Posted by
Outlaw2097
Its the overall downturn in the economy, not just the industry. That recovery is a while away...its the bigger picture that needs focusing.
All Im getting at is in the next couple of years, there will be a lot of people leaving the industry (the top retires, the bottom didnt want to hang around anymore) and the pilots slated to replace them will be much fewer than what would of happened if 65 didnt go through.
Topic: When the hiring begins...
Answer: ...there will be plenty of openings, but a lacking of pilots
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I'm waiting for the day the US will be short on pilots. Call me pessimistic but I don't think that'll ever happen. Other countries have such shortages because their aviation regs and the cost of obtaining licenses make it very prohibitive to achieve such goals. The US is very open, on the contrary.