Ask Skift: Why Is There a Pilot Shortage in the U.S.?
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Why is the U.S. experiencing a pilot shortage? We asked Ask Skift, our artificial intelligence chatbot, the question.
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How the Airline Industry is Responding to a Potential Pilot
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The Pilot Shortage Will Only Get Worse as the Decade Progresses
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Why is there a pilot shortage? It wasn't just the COVID-19
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Pilot Shortage in 2023
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JetBlue & American Airlines Speak at the Skift Global Forum
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U.S. Pilot Hiring Plateaus in September and October
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Quality of life issues are at the heart of airline pilot contract
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If Southwest Had All the Pilots It Needed, Here's How Business
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Why Hasn't U.S. Solved The Pilot Shortage?