Originally Posted by
Riddler
What staffing problems? Last time I checked, this industry has about 4,000 extremely highly experienced furloughed pilots, with multiple type ratings in A-320s, 737s, and others. That's enough to start an airline the size of CAL, UAL, or US Airways.
Read the whole story... RyanAir has never experienced a shortage of pilots in their 23 year history. Period. How many similar articles have predicted pilot shortages in the past 23 years?
There is a huge glut of experienced pilots on the street today (as stated in the article) but the troubling thing is the future prospective pilots are decreasing. The military isnt pumping out trained pilots like they did in the post WWII and Vietnam era. Military flying has contracted (even though there have been wars) and there isnt a demand for as many military pilots.)
The payoff for a career as an airline pilot isnt as lucrative as it once was, while the training costs have skyrocketed...