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Airlines face pilot shortage

American Shipper Magazine

Thursday, October 25, 2012

Industry experts have warned for years about a looming shortage of truck drivers in the U.S. freight transportation industry. Less publicized is the potential for airlines to not have enough pilots to fly their planes. William Flynn, chief executive officer and president of Atlas Air Worldwide, said fewer new pilots going through aviation training universities, existing pilots who reach the mandatory U.S. retirement age of 65, and higher safety standards — such a...

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