Originally Posted by
Ahmedanator
Why is this website soooo doom and gloom especially in europeana and ME sections??
Alot of the guys saying that aviation globally is just going to ****?? Is there any truth to it??
Because in US/North America forums here and other forums I've read so many good things like good pay, good rosters and good QoL and working conditions etc etc. And what about the pilot shortage??? Does the new 1500hrs restriction really cause a greater need for pilots??
In the USA the legacy/majors basically stopped hiring for 10 years or so in the early 90's. As a result there is a huge mandatory retirement wave starting next year continuing for approximately 10 years.
Most other countries continued to hire during the above mentioned period so there isn't such an emphasis placed on the retiring pilots. Additionally the 1500 hour rule coupled with the terrible wages at regionals up until recently slowed the amount of people taking up pilot training.
Hope this helps. There's another website that goes by the name of APC, and you can scroll though and it shows the size of the seniority list and the amount of proposed retirements each year just to get a feel for the market ahead.