Interesting piece in last weeks Flight International (p24) . Tony Petteford of Oxford Aviation Training is quoted as saying " This is the first time we have had to go out & stimulate interest in taking up piloting as a career , " . It continues along the lines of fewer young people being attracted to flying .
I think it's also worth noting that this is also the first time for some years that there has been so little in the way of airline sponsorship . Perhaps he meant that fewer young people are attracted to the idea of paying to become a pilot & right now , nobody else will ?