More money
2 years ago I said that experienced pilots will become very hard to find
and the only way to attract them is to pay more money.
Airline managers and directors are making much more than most of
their senior pilots, this was not the case 15 years ago.
For the last 20 years pilot's pay and benefits did not change much
and in some cases it is even less than what it used to be.
Airlines can always train new, low hours, inexperienced pilots,
but they need experienced people to do the job , again
if they do not improve the pay and benefits, they will not be able to keep
the experienced pilots that can do the job, and I am very sure that most
airline managers and directors can not help in this field.
The cost of living has increased dramatically, especially for people
working in the Middle East, of course the US Dollar devaluation is
adding to the problem.
Advice to every airline CEO, improve the pay and benefits of
your pilots, because the time will come that you will have to
ground airplanes and cancel flights due to the acute shortage
of pilots.