Pilot Shortages Will Still Exist Even After Airline Pandemic Downsizings
More travel executives get their mission-critical industry news from Skift than any other source on the planet.Tell me more Despite an unprecedented number of pilots currently being furloughed throughout the world and several airlines reporting losses or shutting down operations, industry experts agree a pilot shortage will still loom as the industry prepares for long-term air travel recovery from the pandemic. More than 600,000 pilots will be needed in the next two decades. “We were deep into a pilot shortage pre-Covid, meaning that the second a pilot was qualified, they were being hired b...