A shortage of pilots from retirements and pandemic cutbacks has forced Fort Worth-based American Airlines to park about 100 of its smaller regional jets, even...
airlines such as Envoy and Piedmont. In turn, that leaves a shortage of pilots to fly the smaller 50- and 75-passenger jets.
“There are constraints out there in terms of aircraft. There are constraints around pilots from the perspective of the mainline and through training,” Isom said. American has been able to make up some of the cutbacks in flights by using larger regional jets and parking smaller models, Isom said. While that helps carry more passengers, using bigger planes also means fewer frequencies, especially to smaller destinations.American and others have increased pay for regional pilots and. The economic incentives of jobs that pay more than $200,000 a year should eventually attract more pilots, but it could take several years to get the number of pilots needed to properly staff airlines, Isom said.
“I see demand for travel,” Isom said. “I see an industry that has been more or less constrained and is now trying to size back up and is still facing those constraints.”. Kyle Arnold is the aviation writer for The Dallas Morning News, covering airlines, air travel and the aerospace industry. He previously worked as a business journalist for the Orlando Sentinel, Tulsa World and The Monitor in McAllen. He is a University of Washington graduate.
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