Originally Posted by
swisstony
I keep hearing more and more lately about pilot shortages in the corporate world.
Does anyone believe it can level out soon again or get worse as airlines continue to expand and provide greater career stability longer term than the corporate jobs do
Where are these shortages and in which types now and more importantly in the future. light, mid or large cabin ?
Thanks for any replies
there are enough pilots in general, just not enough that fulfill the "requirements" of the operators.
We [EASA] have f.ex. a charter A/C (light jet) in the company that is grounded about every second week bc not enough crew to sustain complete coverage. sales would charter it out non stop if they could.
in this example the company seems to rather prefer to lose money than investing in a type rating and some line training for a rookie pilot. Instead they are waiting for a rated & experienced FO that prob. will never show up.
That is not an issue on light jets only. Finding suitable FO candiates for GV is also not easy as long as nobody is willing to invest in type ratings.
To answer your question: Can be leveled out easily. Somebody just has to open its purse.