I don't think that we will ever see the likes of what transpired over the last few years again. Back in the mid to late 1960's major airlines went through a period when they hired pilots with as little as 250 hours and no degree.
Those days are gone forever.
Why are those days gone forever? Do you think the SkyHigh of the 1960s possibly said the same thing.....and yet years and years later the same thing happened.
It is not too likely that the industry will recover any time soon. After the recession of 1991-1992 it took five or six years before hiring really got going again. This time it could take twice that long.
Or it is likely that the industry will recover soon and that it might not take twice as long to recover. Are you just giving opinions here Sky or do you have some economic facts to base these observations on?
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