Not much detail in the article but the DOT is getting involved in the effort to fill the regional ranks. Hard to know just what this means:
"...an innovative research program aimed at supporting the country’s military veterans with airline pilot career preparation and training..."
Regional Airline Association Supports DOT's "Forces to Flyers" Initiative
OK...shoulda consulted The Google since it knows everything so we don't have to. Still not 100% clear on details:
“This is a three-year demonstration program with two main objectives: First, to assess the level of interest among our military veterans in becoming pilots. And second, to help American veterans who are not already military pilots to receive the training they need to become commercial pilots.
After the Department’s Volpe National Transportation Systems Center puts the finishing touches on the design of this program, it will
provide financial support for training interested veterans.”
https://www.transportation.gov/brief.../forces-flyers
A few more comments from A4A and DL:
https://www.transportation.gov/brief...rch-initiative