Hi MJ, please excuse my ignorance/ naivety/ stupidity (delete as appropriate).
I can totally understand how the shortage forecast is the stuff of wet dreams for training school owners and airline CEOs to keep students coming in the doors and to keep Ts and Cs down for the fortunate few employed pilots.
However ICAO are behind this forecast and I can’t figure out why they would want to keep training schools full and Ts and Cs down.
Maybe I’m missing something.