{"id":1917081,"date":"2023-04-20T08:11:35","date_gmt":"2023-04-20T12:11:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-tsunami-of-commercial-pilot-retirements-is-coming-experts-warn-congress\/"},"modified":"2023-04-20T08:12:30","modified_gmt":"2023-04-20T12:12:30","slug":"a-tsunami-of-commercial-pilot-retirements-is-coming-experts-warn-congress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-tsunami-of-commercial-pilot-retirements-is-coming-experts-warn-congress\/","title":{"rendered":"A \u2018Tsunami\u2019 Of Commercial Pilot Retirements Is Coming, Experts Warn Congress"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fa-tsunami-of-commercial-pilot-retirements-is-coming-experts-warn-congress%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1917081&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/air-travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">airline<\/a> industry in the United States will see a worsening pilot <a href=\"http:\/\/dailywire.com\/topic\/jobs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">shortage<\/a> in the coming years as airmen retire and insufficient numbers of trainees are available to replace them, experts told members of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Commercial pilots were encouraged by their employers to retire as worldwide <a href=\"http:\/\/dailywire.com\/topic\/lockdowns\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lockdowns<\/a> and public health mandates caused demand for air travel to plummet in the spring of 2020, worsening a previous trend toward a lack of available pilots. Elevated <a href=\"http:\/\/dailywire.com\/topic\/inflation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">prices<\/a> for airline tickets and a rapid return in travel demand are now prompting lawmakers to consider the problem.<\/p>\n<p>Regional Airline Association CEO Faye Malarkey Black <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.house.gov\/meetings\/PW\/PW05\/20230419\/115681\/HHRG-118-PW05-Wstate-BlackF-20230419.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told<\/a> members of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee that the airline sector expects another \u201ctsunami of pilot retirements\u201d in the coming years. More than 50% of current commercial pilots will be forced to retire within the next 15 years because of Federal Aviation Administration rules mandating that pilots exit their positions once they reach 65 years of age, while only 8% of pilots are below 30 years of age because of the high cost of flight education.<\/p>\n<p>One <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oliverwyman.com\/our-expertise\/insights\/2021\/mar\/after-covid-19-aviation-faces-a-pilot-shortage.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">analysis<\/a> from consulting group Oliver Wyman predicts that there will exist a shortage of 60,000 pilots by the end of the decade. United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby said in an earnings <a href=\"https:\/\/seekingalpha.com\/article\/4570709-united-airlines-holdings-inc-ual-q4-2022-earnings-call-transcript\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">call<\/a> earlier this year that the firm, which will hire 8,000 pilots this year alongside Delta, Southwest, and American, believes that \u201cpilots are and will remain a significant constraint on capacity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO), a general aviation pilot, said in his <a href=\"https:\/\/transportation.house.gov\/calendar\/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=406262\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">opening remarks<\/a> that \u201cpilot training has remained static over the years.\u201d He added that another current rule from the Federal Aviation Administration requiring pilots to have completed 1,500 hours of flight experience before flying a commercial airliner should be reconsidered because \u201cthe number of flight hours you have are not a reflection of what kind of pilot you are,\u201d as evidenced by a study from the agency.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn our system, pilots with around 250 hours, typically very structured hours, come out of flight school and are left to bridge the gap to 1,500 hours,\u201d Graves said. \u201cOnly a few of those hours have any kind of requirements associated with them, and even then, they can almost all be logged on sunny, clear days. I\u2019m not convinced that taking kids out of flight school and telling them to tow banners, train students, or bore holes in the sky while racking up debt produces the best pilots.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>FlightSafety International CEO Brad Thress <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.house.gov\/meetings\/PW\/PW05\/20230419\/115681\/HHRG-118-PW05-Wstate-ThressB-20230419.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told<\/a> lawmakers that simulators can provide pilots with experience while saving costs and offering a wider array of flight scenarios. \u201cAllowing credit for simulator training for each rating on the ladder to becoming a professional pilot would make high-quality simulator experience an implicit part of the development of commercial pilots,\u201d he contended. \u201cIncreasing the maximum amount of credit for simulator training to a larger portion of a pilot\u2019s flight experience would have a significant positive impact on the safety of our industry.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Pilot shortages and elevated fuel expenses have contributed to rising airfare in the United States: ticket prices have increased nearly 18% year-over-year, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/fred.stlouisfed.org\/series\/CUSR0000SETG01\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">data<\/a> from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.<\/p>\n<p><b data-stringify-type=\"bold\"><a class=\"c-link c-link--focus-visible\" href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-stringify-link=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" data-sk=\"tooltip_parent\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILY WIRE APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Proposals from Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) and Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) would <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/lawmakers-introduce-bill-with-key-reform-to-stop-flight-cancellations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">increase<\/a> the commercial pilot retirement age from 65 to 67 to ease staffing pressures, a move which Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg opposes. \u201cThe answer is not to keep the Baby Boomer generation in the cockpit indefinitely,\u201d he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/buttigieg-slams-airlines-for-flight-cancellations-but-rejects-key-reform\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> last summer. \u201cThe answer is to make sure we have as many and as good pilots ready to take their place, to have a stronger pipeline.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The airline industry in the United States will see a worsening pilot shortage in the coming years as airmen retire and insufficient numbers of trainees are available to replace them, experts told members of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on Wednesday. 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