Easy glider is right.In 1994, I spoke with a military pilot. he told me the story about the shortage of pilots is effectively a story.
to answer to panic button, effectively we speak only about passenger planes, but the hiring process come from the top(the airlines) A captain takes is retirement, a copi takes his place, a new copi coming from a corporate takes his place and an instructor goes work as a corporate pilot and so on.
As long pilots keep their job, there will be no free place for guys coming from under...and there are so many pilots trained since 1992 still waiting for a job, that airlines have a pool of pilots for the next 8-12 years.I dont want to speak about fresh pilots with no experience...it makes me sad!
Look at ryanair, do you think they need pilots?why do they charge 50euros?what do you expect?do you thing airline are begging for pilots?look around you, pilots pay to work.
200 hours on a boeing 737, 45000 dollars.this is what you have TO PAY TO WORK!or 30000 US dollars to work on a lear for Ameriflight in the USA. This is what you have to PAY to work.
yes, aviation becomes like this: if you want work as a pilot, pay!