Originally Posted by kevbo
(Post 2653734)
Your expectations are too high. Opportunities are better but you still must be willing to sell your soul for the privilage of being a pilot.
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“Airline Pilots...Cargo Pilots” sounds like something my grandmother would say. I’ve always thought that both are Airline Pilots...:)
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Originally Posted by Agcat25
(Post 2654350)
“Airline Pilots...Cargo Pilots” sounds like something my grandmother would say. I’ve always thought that both are Airline Pilots...:)
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Originally Posted by kevbo
(Post 2652782)
They turned off the propaganda machine after 911 and just recently got behind the supply curve. I see flight schools popping up with professional salesman telling kids that they will recoup their 125K training bill in a few years and be millionaires by 40 . This always happens late in an economic cycle, this one has lingered far too long by historical standards. The music will eventually stop and the trend will reverse. Just like it always has.
Since the upswing has lasted longer than most or all previous comparable cycles, we may be in a new paradigm. I have no insight into what that might mean, but it might be different than what we expect. Also I think less likely to get a big crash right after a big crash... too many of the same folks are still around and learned the hard way (my grandparents, raised in the depression, were always ready for a downturn). Also, unless there's a significant reduction in demand for air travel, retirements will drive hiring for the next decade or more. |
Originally Posted by rickair7777
(Post 2654512)
Also I think less likely to get a big crash right after a big crash... too many of the same folks are still around and learned the hard way (my grandparents, raised in the depression, were always ready for a downturn).
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Originally Posted by rickair7777
(Post 2654512)
Sort of. The economic cycle could have a softer landing than last time.
Since the upswing has lasted longer than most or all previous comparable cycles, we may be in a new paradigm. I have no insight into what that might mean, but it might be different than what we expect. Also I think less likely to get a big crash right after a big crash... too many of the same folks are still around and learned the hard way (my grandparents, raised in the depression, were always ready for a downturn). Also, unless there's a significant reduction in demand for air travel, retirements will drive hiring for the next decade or more. |
Originally Posted by 121guy
(Post 2654654)
Not a dig at you Rick but the second people start talking about "paradigm shifts" and the old rules not applying it's time to run for the hills. The last time I heard that kind of talk was during the late 90s internet/tech bubble.
The last tech bubble was based on speculation... folks were dumping a lot of money into a lot of ideas which never made a dime. Eventually folks wised up. The next tech bubble may be coming, but it will be different. This time there are companies making billions, but for the most part what they are selling is discretionary, and even frivolous. If the consumers ever wise up (or get bored with it, or move on to some other fad), there could be a big letdown. Also there's the problem of sustained revenue. Most of them can't charge a subscription. Traditional advertising has been a weak revenue source in tech, the big bucks is of course big data... and folks might eventually get tired of that too. It's telling that big tech puts on a very progressive face here at home, but is bending over backwards to accommodate the government of China in their desire for limitations on access, search, etc. They are scared to not have access to that huge market, and any silly progressive ideas, such as human rights, are secondary to that access. |
Originally Posted by itsmytime
(Post 2653884)
Exactly. All the regionals are still filing their classes without issue. However, Republic’s LIFT academy may trade you ratings for a set amount of time at Republic.
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Originally Posted by Making it Count
(Post 2655451)
I wouldn’t be so broad with that statement. Not ALL regionals are filling classes. My friend just got offered an extra 10k just to start class earlier than what he originally had planned at a regional because they aren’t filling the classes to capacity.
*and washout rates are higher across the board so it’s the number that get off IOE that matters. Even a bottom feeder can fill a class by waving large bonuses around. I’d say overall the regionals as a whole are treading water and are about even on hiring replacements. I think that will stay true for 1-2 more years. At that point the legacy hiring needs may start to outpace supply of new hires replacing regional pilots. |
Originally Posted by greedmachine247
(Post 2652382)
You would think that for the way they are talking this pilot shortage up, they would be willing to invest into and training the next group who wants to be a pilot.
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