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[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

yeah recently they have been cancelling a lot of flights and blaming it on the weather even when the weather is fine, it has to be a lack of pilots for some reason, either due to dead or refusing to get the vaccine

[–]infocom6502[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Refusal to get coerced is a big factor, as is the shortage just from demographics. A lot of commercial pilots are retiring, and after age 65 retirement is a FAA requirement (max age used to be 60 not long ago). There aren't enough new pilots to replace them. I think 2020 pretty much scared most kids from investing in an expensive education as aviator. I'd love to fly but the takes so long to get licensed that's a pipe dream at my age. For those under 30 it's something to consider; i think the pay might be in the 200k/yr ballpark range.