Tough industry to break into since the old farts keep pushing their mandatory retirement age so commercial seats don’t open up as frequently as in the past.
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Not true at all. There is an enormous pilot shortage. So much so, that all the major carriers now have accelerated pathway programs. My son is interested in Delta Propel.
There are a TON of options for pilots who want to make a career of it. If he's good at it he'll have no issues finding a job.
Okay, seems my information is out of date. My buddy was stuck in regional package hell for years and years trying to get enough hours for a commercial seat. Wish your son all the best.
Yeah I think that was the case as recently as 5 years ago, but not any more. They are expecting a shortage of 30,000 pilots. One of our Delta pilot friends recently had a female copilot on his transatlantic trip that had only been with Delta for 3 years. He told us it took him 14 years to get the same seat.