Richard Syrovy, of Kitchener, Ontario, has a private license and was pursuing a license to fly commercially in hopes of making aviation his career. But the economy made openings for pilots scarce, and the 22-year-old college student, who took a part-time job marketing knives to pay for his training, couldn't afford to continue. He last flew in June.
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Nowhere in that article does AP say there's a pilot shortage looming. The article doesn't address professional pilots at all. In fact, what they DO say is there are no pilot jobs out there:
Analytical skills = FAIL.
It does not say there is one looming, however, it does say:
"The slumping economy has forced some student pilots to put their dreams of flying on hold, threatened to accelerate the decline of the U.S. pilot population, and put a financial chokehold on flight schools.
The number of U.S. pilots has fallen more than 25 percent from a 1980 peak of about 827,000 to about 590,000 at the end of 2008, according to the Federal Aviation Administration."
I'm sorry for reading between the lines.
It does not say there is one looming, however, it does say:
"The slumping economy has forced some student pilots to put their dreams of flying on hold, threatened to accelerate the decline of the U.S. pilot population, and put a financial chokehold on flight schools.
The number of U.S. pilots has fallen more than 25 percent from a 1980 peak of about 827,000 to about 590,000 at the end of 2008, according to the Federal Aviation Administration."
I'm sorry for reading between the lines.
Where was a quote from Kit Darby?
You just read (between the lines) incorrectly. A shortage implies more demand than product. That is not the case here.
Which will simply cause them to miss the next wave of hiring. Those training and timebuilding NOW are the ones who'll ride it.