Pilot Shortage Looming As Airlines Begin to Hire

摘要

The Air Force could face a shortage of pilots when the commercial airline industry begins hiring thousands of flyers to replace those set to retire. The airline industry could hire 50,000 pilots over the next 10 years, taking many of them from the Air Force, according to a story last month in Foreign Policy. The topic was discussed at a meeting of leadership of the active-component Air Force, the Air National Guard and the Air Force Reserve last July. Four-star generals in the service addressed it during an Air Crew Summit at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., in the fall.