Airlines
Pilot Shortage Turns to Crisis among Small Cargo Carriers
Regional Air Cargo Carriers Association members search for solutions
An Ameriflight Beech 1900C taxis at San Juan International Airport in Puerto Rico. (Photo: Flickr: Creative Commons (BY-SA) by James Willamor)
An Ameriflight Beech 1900C taxis at San Juan International Airport in Puerto Rico. (Photo: Flickr: Creative Commons (BY-SA) by James Willamor)

Members of the Regional Air Cargo Carriers Association (RACCA) have felt the effects of the shortage of pilots even more acutely than their counterparts within the wider regional airline sector, as qualified applicants for cockpit vacancies among Part 135 and the smallest Part 121 carriers continue to dwindle in response to new regulatory requirements and other forces.

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