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Old 12th Jul 2020, 06:51
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Kennytheking
 
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I feel humbled when I see many of the names on the list.

My personal opinion is that the pendulum is going to swing back and hard. When recovery takes place there will be lots of cheap planes and fuel with people desperate to travel. However, many pilots will have left the industry for good, with very few replacements. The planes that need to be populated are here today, on the premises(sure some will be retired). We are not talking theoretical future orders, but planes that are costing $$$ sitting doing nothing. Within 5 years I believe we will see a pilot shortage second to none.
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