Much has been written recently trying to answer the question of why too few young people seem interested in a flying career. At a recent meeting of the Chicago Area Business Aviation Association at PWK, the topic popped up again, except this time around it all focused on Biz Av.
Business Aviation Not Immune to Pilot Shortage
Key Takeaways:
- Business aviation is facing a significant and immediate pilot shortage, leading to operational challenges like borrowing crews, partly because its historically low-profile nature has made young people unaware of career opportunities.
- The industry struggles to retain pilots due to intense competition from commercial airlines, which often offer more attractive salaries, benefits, and the allure of flying larger aircraft, despite business aviation's own well-paying positions.
- This pilot shortage is a long-term and escalating problem, with global projections indicating a demand for hundreds of thousands of new pilots over the next two decades, suggesting the issue will worsen before improving.
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