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AIN Blog: Yet Another Pilot and Mechanic Shortage
737 sunset
737 sunset

We're at it again, hyping the upcoming pilot and mechanic shortage. (How come we never talk about flight attendant shortages?) Maintenance shops are having a hard time finding mechanics, and the new 1,500-hour rule for airline pilots means that airlines that are now losing their 65-year-old pilots to retirement are sucking instructors out of flight schools.

Oh, woe is us! What are we going to do?

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Matt Thurber
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