Well yes what did we all expect? and this is so true, the next 5 years will be exciting times. the pilot shortage is forcing airlines to look at a much lower level of experience for our prospective pilots then the 1500+hours recruitment. This could be good news in a way, but, is a Pilot shortage in Australia leading to GA crisis?
People are too discouraged to become pilots especially since other occupations offers better salaries and benefits, and..lets face it, the job prospects for airline pilots are much greater then what it is here. China will need approximately 10,000 new pilots in the next 15 years and lets not forget the rest of Asia. I know that we have talked for a long time about the potential for shortages and stretches to the truth.The pilot shortage is here as we speak! I remember reading an article a couple of months back that United Airlines was forced to cancel 186 flights across the U.S. because it had nobody available to fly the planes and there aren’t a sufficient number of reserve pilots available to help shoulder the load. The rate of movement at the moment is better then it ever was.