Pilots don't want to be promoted to captains anymore, and it's becoming a huge problem for airlines

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Pilots don't want to be promoted to captains anymore, and it's becoming a huge problem for airlines.

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Kyrsten Sinema raked in more than $100,000 from the airline industry as she pushed to alter pilot training requirements

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Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona at the Capitol on May 9, 2023.
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona at the Capitol on May 9, 2023.

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Airlines are combating the pilot shortage by paying pilots more, making it easier to become one, and hiring from Australia

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Airline pilot walking through an airport.
Airline pilot walking through an airport.

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The pilot shortage is slowly easing — but isn't going away anytime soon. Autonomous planes could fill the gap.

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Two pilots in training take a course on a 737 jet simulator at the Pan Am Flight Academy in Miami Springs, Florida.
The pilot shortage is due to a combination of factors, including baby boomers reaching the mandatory retirement age at 65 and a diminishing pool of potential candidates. Additionally, during the Covid-19 pandemic many pilots were encouraged to go into early retirement.

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