US airlines like Delta and United are so desperate for pilots they are dropping some requirements and considering cutting training hours to get more..

[NinoBrown]

Nothing wrong can happen with reduced pilot hours...nothing at all...

 

[JLova]

Or....wait...hang on...just hear me out. I know this is controversial...

Pay them more money.

Never an option.

 

[Ain't That Something]

12 out of 15 people are incapable of getting their foot in the door. Out of the three that do, two of them will wash out in pilot school due to performance, stress, or both. The kicker is that even after you clear it all, the money a lot of airlines pay isn't in line with the amount of stress the job induces today. A 15 - 25 year pilot is absolutely coasting to retirement as far as salary goes, but the "entry" level of compensation -- while satisfactory for the majority of the general population -- isn't cutting it for those will the skills and ability to enter the field and successfully graduate.

My classmate that I still keep in contact with has a stepsibiling that has been a pilot for the last seven years and honestly, it's stressful, even for the money they make. When I read their feed, I always walk away with the sentiment that I wouldn't want to deal with it. My classmate makes more than she does and she's a CRNA. A very meticulous and specialized field that also that deserves compensation, but airline pilots have thousands of lives in their hands weekly. Less than a decade of flight experience or not, no thanks. I'd pass without a second thought on anything less than 200k. Commercial pilots make even less than airline.


It's just not worth the stress or financial investment for a lot of qualified candidates.

shyt my homeboy is a pilot has been for about 3 years now and flies regional. The planes literally fly themselves. He absolutely loves it. The hard part was during Covid when they were shorting them hours and he weas having a hard time getting hours.

 

[Eternal Tecate]

fukk planes build trains

 

[the elastic]

 

[Geek Nasty]

shyt my homeboy is a pilot has been for about 3 years now and flies regional. The planes literally fly themselves. He absolutely loves it. The hard part was during Covid when they were shorting them hours and he weas having a hard time getting hours.

Did he go straight into regional flying or did he have to slum it in another job to log enough hours?

OT theres a YouTube channel CitationMax this charter pilot just flying all over the country solo getting a private jet in place for chartered flights. Dudes living the life.

 

[NatiboyB]

get rid of the education requirements and make it more so like a trade skill.

 

[King Sun]

Free market and capitalism

 

[Ain't That Something]

Did he go straight into regional flying or did he have to slum it in another job to log enough hours?

OT theres a YouTube channel CitationMax this charter pilot just flying all over the country solo getting a private jet in place for chartered flights. Dudes living the life.

The school he went to, as soon as he got his double engine licensce he transitioned to be an instructor for the school. As he was building his hours up as an instructor he applied for some regional gig and got 2 offers. The rest is history. Right now he building hours to transition to the big boys like American and etc.

 

[Mike Nasty]

If they were so short why wouldn't they just hire from the regionals.

 

[ORDER_66]

In all seriousness, if they had taken the time to invest in ground infrastructure, like high-speed rail with hubs in major cities, this wouldn't be as big of an issue.

Tell me about it look at fukking Japan but no America loves being fukked in the ass by rich white groups cause they lobby the govt not to progress

 

[Son Goku]

Been had pilot shortages across commercial airliners and US military services for a minute.

 

[Juggalo Fred]

greyhound is only if you really broke and/or you tryna carry some dope across country.

big L had a line about transporting keys on Greyhound

 

[5n0man]

Or....wait...hang on...just hear me out. I know this is controversial...

Pay them more money.

Pilots get paid 6 figures and airlines aren't as profitable as people might assume.

The issue is the high barrier of entry.

 

[maxamusa]

anything not to increase worker's benefits.....I'm assuming that MIGHT have something to do with it. Correct me if wrong.
Got a handful of flights already booked with Delta too....pray for me brehs