Originally Posted by
ToiletDuck
There was a shortage and there will be again. Numbers don't lie. 121 carriers weren't hiring at 300hrs, majors weren't upgrading in 2 yrs, and the age limit wasn't pushed from 60 to 65 for no reason.
Like mentioned earlier though. The real question is if there were be any bargaining power for pilots to get their pay back.
There was no pilot shortage. Only a shortage of people who were willing to do the job for the compensation being offered. The economic bubble caused every industry to artificially surge. Now that things are getting back to normal it most likely will take a generation to reach another situation where there is a shortage of pilots who are willing to work for scraps.
Pilots will have to continue to fight and scrape to keep what they have now.
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