06-16-2024, 08:44 PM
From the ThrustFlight website:
Most studies cite three main factors that have contributed to the pilot shortage:
Mandatory pilot retirement
Flight school graduation rates
Forecasted growth of the aviation sector
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From the Las Vegas Sun:
Though many airlines historically wanted pilots to have four-year degrees, that’s no longer a priority, said Ron Kelly, CEO of the Las Vegas Flight Academy, who emphasized that a pilot doesn’t need a college degree to do the job.
All they need, he said, is a knowledge of math, physics and more that aspiring pilots could learn from, essentially, a trade school.
“There’s a lot of kids out there who have no idea that being a pilot’s even a possibility for them,” Kelly said.
To educate inner-city children on the benefits of a career as a pilot — like working just 15 days a month and averaging an income of more than $200,000 per year — Kelly founded the Minority Pilot Advancement Foundation, which goes to schools and urban areas and teaches students about the aviation industry.
The value proposition of a degree isn’t there anymore, he said. Many kids will spend a quarter of a million dollars to go to college, and then get a job starting at less than $100,000. Even as a newcomer, pilots will make over $100,000 a year, plus earn a massive signing bonus, he said.
Though they may have had to spend as much to become an airline pilot, they immediately make the return on their money and have no college debt, Kelly said.
https://lasvegassun.com/news/2024/may/05...ths-to-op/[/align]
There are estimates that the U.S. will have pilot shortages of nearly 30,000 by 2030.
I am glad everyone on that flight is okay.
Most studies cite three main factors that have contributed to the pilot shortage:
Mandatory pilot retirement
Flight school graduation rates
Forecasted growth of the aviation sector
____________________
From the Las Vegas Sun:
Though many airlines historically wanted pilots to have four-year degrees, that’s no longer a priority, said Ron Kelly, CEO of the Las Vegas Flight Academy, who emphasized that a pilot doesn’t need a college degree to do the job.
All they need, he said, is a knowledge of math, physics and more that aspiring pilots could learn from, essentially, a trade school.
“There’s a lot of kids out there who have no idea that being a pilot’s even a possibility for them,” Kelly said.
To educate inner-city children on the benefits of a career as a pilot — like working just 15 days a month and averaging an income of more than $200,000 per year — Kelly founded the Minority Pilot Advancement Foundation, which goes to schools and urban areas and teaches students about the aviation industry.
The value proposition of a degree isn’t there anymore, he said. Many kids will spend a quarter of a million dollars to go to college, and then get a job starting at less than $100,000. Even as a newcomer, pilots will make over $100,000 a year, plus earn a massive signing bonus, he said.
Though they may have had to spend as much to become an airline pilot, they immediately make the return on their money and have no college debt, Kelly said.
https://lasvegassun.com/news/2024/may/05...ths-to-op/[/align]
There are estimates that the U.S. will have pilot shortages of nearly 30,000 by 2030.
I am glad everyone on that flight is okay.
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