CNN Anderson Cooper 360 April 4, 2015 00:13:00
Number steadily dropped, reaching around 49,000 in 2013. >> generally, the pool is smaller, for sure. >> reporter: boeing has forecasted the need for 88,000 new commercial pilots over the next 20 years in north america. regional carriers in the u.s. are already sounding the alarm. being forced to reduce service in some smaller communities because they say they just don't have enough qualified pilots to fly their planes. >> it's not an industry that you can just say, hey, i want to be a pilot and do a little bit of training and you end up being a pilot. you have to work a significant amount of ...