American Airlines will halt services in three cities this coming autumn due to an ongoing pilot shortage in the airline industry.
The carrier had been having operational challenges since April due to not having enough pilots to fly its spring schedule, Minicucci said in a note to customers last month.throughout the summer over staffing issues while United Airlines has upped its training program to hopefully ready 5,000 new pilots by 2030.“When I got hired, 88% of the guys at American worked for our military,” retired American Airlines Captain Bob Morgan told.
“I think it’s really, really criminal,” Morgan added. “Do you want to spend $150,000 to $200,000 to get into an industry where you really need 30 years because the skills are not super transferable?”
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