Yes - Airlines Do Need Pilots !
Thats the title of an article in the latest issue of a UK flying magazine, under its regular section on proffessional training.
The article appears to promote the concept that the airlines are now starting to become concerned about the fewer numbers of people going through self sponsored training.
A couple of quotes,
"The pond in which these airlines are fishing is very small, and this fact is their greatest worry.Quite simply, the airlines used to believe that there were a huge number of people under training - simply not true"
"To set the scene it should be pointed out that there are fewer pilots graduating with a frozen ATPL in 2004 than for many years........
and there are simply not thousands of graduates sitting out there currently umemployed."
As a student coming to the latter stage of basic training (IR to go), this is, if indeed it is is true, very good news for the likes of me.
I have heard recently that more people are getting jobs but a future shortage of CPL/IRs I find difficult to believe.
Are there jobs to be had for us fresh low houred self sonspored bods?