Short pilots
I saw a job advert for an airline in Vietnam offering a rather generous pay and conditions package and it got me thinking. With the vaccine proving to be effective in almost stopping the death toll from COVID, airlines reintroducing stored aircraft to their fleets, large numbers of pilots choosing other careers and probably staying put, economies showing signs of rapid recovery, etc.
Is it time to discuss the pilot shortage? While airlines will never concede that there is a shortage, the truth is, it is very likely in the coming 12-24 months. We as a group of professionals need to remind ourselves that we bring immense value to our respective airlines and we shouldn’t sell ourselves short.