Originally Posted by
Scoop
The talk of a future pilot hiring boom has been around forever. There have surely been some boom years for the majors (1998-2000) but by and large it has always been cyclical. What’s worse is that now with the commuters getting so large there will never be shortage of pilots for the majors; any pilot shortage will be mostly in the commuters and mostly in the right seat.
The talk of a future pilot hiring boom reminds me of a sign you see in some bars "Free beer tomorrow." As CCR said "tomorrow never comes."
Scoop
There might be some demand at the majors eventually as hiring picks up since most 4-7 year capts at the regional level have the QOL in terms of schedule they want. Also for most the pay cut to go back to first year is hard to take especially if you have younger children IMHO