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04-26-2015 | 06:28 PM

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ImTumbleweed

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Originally Posted by MaGoo16

In case anyone interested, new study on ATP Supply and Demand, to include the outlook on military pilots and their flow to the Majors.

Air Transport Pilot Supply and Demand: Current State and Effects of Recent Legislation | RAND

There will never be a pilot shortage in the US.

There will, however, be a shortage of pilots who speak English as their primary language.

You can quote me on that.

04-27-2015 | 06:53 AM

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Originally Posted by ImTumbleweed

There will never be a pilot shortage in the US.

There will, however, be a shortage of pilots who speak English as their primary language.

You can quote me on that.

The non-english overseas operations cannot staff themselves without importing US/commonwealth pilots. There's no indication they'll be exporting pilots in the mid-term.

And even if they had large outputs of ultra-low time, ultra-cheap MCPLs who could obtain right-to-work in the US, I'm confidant that a rapid increase in safety events of the Colgan/AF/Asiana variety would cause public uproar in the US. Even US airline managers are not that dense...they know a couple of smoking-hole accidents would erase any possible payroll savings, plus trigger onerous FAA/congressional oversight and regs. Look what colgan got them...

04-27-2015 | 12:30 PM

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Just as someone who deals with international students every day, getting an M-1 visa to do flight training in the US is difficult enough. Getting a visa to work in the US is extremely difficult. Also, many foreign pilots may not meet FAA ATP requirements.