Flightcrewnow.com

07/16/2022

https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/aviation-sector-faces-hiring-headache-mechanics-shortage-looms-2022-07-15/

Christophe Gagnon considered quitting his avionics studies as COVID-19 crippled aviation, but the 21-year-old stayed in class and now the industry is desperate for more like him to keep planes flying.

05/10/2021

https://www.oliverwyman.com/our-expertise/insights/2021/mar/after-covid-19-aviation-faces-a-pilot-shortage.html

For the past few years, securing a pipeline of new pilots has been a primary concern for airlines around the world. In a 2019 Oliver Wyman poll of flight operations leaders, 62 percent listed a shortage of qualified pilots as a key risk. The root cause of the coming shortage varies by region: In the...

12/15/2020

https://www.flightglobal.com/strategy/aviation-will-need-27000-new-pilots-in-2021-as-shortage-continues-despite-downturn/141036.article #.X8tW3oYpzc0.linkedin

Despite an industry slump that has seen mass pilot layoffs, the global civil aviation industry will still require an estimated 27,000 new pilots from the end of 2021, or 264,000 over the coming decade.

11/14/2020

CAE Forecasts Need for 260,000 New Pilots through 2029

CAE's latest pilot forecast sees a need for 45,000 new business aviation pilots and a total need for 260,000 new professional pilots over the next decade.

07/19/2020

Chinese airlines coming back up to 2019 levels

07/19/2020

US Commercial airlines rising slowly

07/19/2020

Business Aviation coming back up to 2019 levels

06/10/2020

USA Daily Passenger Numbers 2020 Vs 2019

06/10/2020

https://worldofaviation.com/2020/06/flightradar24-data-shows-hope-for-a-return-to-air-travel/

On 5 June, the organisation reported that the number of commercial flights it tracked was up 10 per cent over the last seven days, and up 30 per cent last over the course of the previous 30.

05/02/2020

Temporary regulatory relief for FAA Pilots:

The FAA's SFAR builds on previous actions to provide relief to the industry facing time-sensitive requirements.

05/02/2020

https://www.forbes.com/sites/brianfoley1/2020/05/01/business-jet-owners-not-dumping-airplanes-in-this-downturnkept-as-sanitary-travel-capsules/

Despite crazy economic gyrations and with much of the business jet fleet idle, you can’t pry private jets from owners’ hands. Planes aren't being put up for sale, and it may have something to do with a rise in the perception of their value due to coronavirus.

10/06/2018

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-fedex-pilot-shortage/ahead-of-holidays-fedex-leans-on-special-bonuses-to-keep-pilots-from-retiring-idUSKCN1ME0C8

Santa's sleigh cannot fly without its pilot.