Meanwhile, Boeing admits that today's airline industry is losing its appeal compared with other industries. It no longer has the glamour it once did. Competing technical careers for which qualifications are far cheaper to acquire are becoming better paid and offer a more family-friendly lifestyle. Although piloting remains highly skilled, it is a computerised technical management task, rather than the hands-on experience it used to be, which means that the people who will be attracted to it could be very different
You'd think this would lead to pay rises due to a pilot shortage but I fear it just opens the door for pilots with Shiny Jet Syndrome who aren't interested in the hands on experience that flying used to be.
I hope I'm wrong.
Boeing: The industry needs to get its act together on training