My own view. I don’t own or work for any sort of training organisation. I reckon about 15% of pilots have either retired early or left the industry for good. Fed up with being screwed around and COVID was the final straw. Very few youngsters in training.
EK can probably see a massive shortage around 18 months from now. Trying to get a head start. How many pilots that got dumped will go back after they were booted out of their jobs and homes at the same time?