A 'quality' pilot shortage?
There has been talk of a pilot shortage many times during the course of the past 20 years or so.
Never in my experience as a commercial pilot have I ever known the 'flag carriers' advertise on TV for pilots.
Currently I have seen British Airways and Cathay Pacific adverts which are, I'm sure, unprecedented.
Is it a case of a 'quality' pilot shortage with pilots from other carriers not matching up to the stringent requirements of these leading airlines in the numbers required?
The current training of so called 'cadets' suit applicants who have the mental and physical aptitude to pass the courses - but have they got the all round 'gravitas' required of these airlines.
Maybe not it seems - or have I missed a dire shortage of pilots not mooted elsewhere on this Forum?!