As megalomaniac CEO’s seek to adversely and irrevocably undermine labor rights and labor principles with novel and complex labor models, the supply will continue to diminish as more stable and more principled careers are pursued.
Presently, not so much a pilot shortage, more a calamitous shortage of competent managers responsible to ensure sufficient staffing levels for scheduled flights:-
“So far this month, however, Norwegian Air has stranded an estimated 5,000 passengers because of an acute lack of pilots to fly its scheduled flights” – (July)
http://www.newsinenglish.no/2016/07/...ss-apologizes/
“It’s high season and we do have a shortage of pilots”
http://cphpost.dk/news/thousands-lef...0-flights.html
“Norwegian Air cancels flights again” – (October)
http://www.newsinenglish.no/2016/10/...flights-again/
“The family Kjos created pilot chaos”
http://www.dn.no/nyheter/naringsliv/...apte-pilotkaos
“The company [Norwegian] denies that there is any general pilot shortage”
http://www.dn.no/nyheter/naringsliv/...nnet-p-piloter
“Norwegian aircraft understaffed across the Atlantic– Unacceptable, says CAA”
http://www.dagbladet.no/2015/02/18/n...gian/37782004/