CTC Press Release April 2008:
PILOT SHORTAGE LOOMING, BUT INTEREST IN BECOMING AN AIRLINE PILOT SOARS
Reporting on a recent Pilot Resource Forum hosted by CTC, at which the senior management of many of the UK airlines were in attendance, the Founder and Chairman of CTC, Capt Chris Clarke,noted that the anticipated requirement for new pilots to enter the airline industry over the next year was at an all time high and, according to the expectations of the airlines present at the Forum, is expected to be in excess of 1800 .
1800!?!?
How times change. Lucky if it'll be 18 new joiners now over the next year...