Came across this article today, thankfully they won’t be cutting the time down, and this goes to show the kind of need for pilots coming into ths industry.
[https://www.cnbc.com/2022/09/19/faa-rejects-republic-airways-proposal-to-halve-pilot-training-hours.html]
Gabe
While it’s be nice to not need to build to 1500 hours, it would also flood the market and drive salaries right back down…not to mention safety and experience.
Trucking industry is trying to do the same thing.
Exactly. The 1500 hour rule and some other post Colgan-air changes were good for the industry and pilots. More reasonable salaries, rest requirements and higher margins of safety with more experience required. There’s got to be a better answer than going backwards…
Hannah
The acting FAA administrator explained on Freakonomics that the changes made, in whole, has resulted in no major mishaps in the airline industry in the past 10 years. You can interpret from the conversation that their assessment does not support reducing requirements to meet pilot shortages.
David