Eran-Tasker says government figures show that the number of would-be pilots presenting themselves for training, and the number of licences being issued, are both going down because the appeal of *piloting as a career is plummeting.
He ascribes this to industry instability, the high entry cost, *unsocial working patterns, and the fact that *piloting is now less well paid than some other professions.(Flight International)
A vicious circle. The less attractive they make it the harder existing pilots will have to work the more fatigued we get the less attractive the job.