MSNBC Hallie Jackson Reports June 4, 2024 19:51:00
Become a first officer and then more hours to become a captain. it's going to take some time, hallie. i know that's not the answer people want to hear. it will take time to build up the kind of backlog or bench, if you will, so that when airlines have a storm, have pie lots who are out of position, that there's slack in the system. there's no slack right now, and that's why when you see cancellations and people are saying, why aren't there pilots available, it's because they're so tightly scheduled right now, and that's why the airlines have brought back their schedules a little bit this summe...