Originally Posted by
Snow Leopard
I listened to the entire thing before making my comment which is why I made it. You latched on to his own opinion/biases on this one item in the entire 'speculation' about the crash.
Again you badly misinformed, why not try learning a little on a subject before posting?
There are currently approximately 300,000 commercial pilots world-wide and the need for 70 (or more depending on whose figures you believe) new pilots a day to cope with expansion and replacement of retirees.
The 200,000 would be required over the next six to eight years.
There is a pilot squeeze on and this problem has been known for years but it is only recently that airlines are becoming more proactive about it.
Whilst Qantas & Virgin Oz are now busy setting up pilot training schools etc to provide future pilots for themselves I am not convinced that AIR is doing enough.