"A Crisis in Flight Training"
Of course those flight school owners consider this a crisis. Only those people who have a true passion for aviation would consider flight training today. If I owned a pilot mill I would be panicking too! The gig is up! People know they will have to plan on making a career at a garbage regional. People know about the low pay and horrible work rules, it has been splashed on the front page of every newspaper the past several months.
Just remember, when the economy turns around, regional airlines will still be paying peanuts and treating pilots like trash. Same goes for many corporate and 135 operators. Mainline jobs are becoming a thing of the past. Job security? Retirement? QOL? Why would anyone want a part of this? Anyone have the number of that truck-driving school?