There's a pilot-staffing crunch coming to business aviation that could have a severe impact on safety of flight. It might as well be called "Operation Hoover." Passenger and freight air carriers are sucking up top talent from business and charter flight departments, among other industry sectors, at the fastest rate in a half century. Many of the best business aviation pilots are leaving the sector for the airlines because of higher pay, more predictable work schedules and better quality of life, say members of the Aviation Directors Roundtable (ADR), among others.
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