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U.S. Pilot Workforce Overstaffed By 20%, Analysts Say

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Credit: American Airlines
A pair of Cowen & Co. analysts predicted U.S. airlines will shrink their pilot workforces by 20%, a target they said could largely be achieved through voluntary measures alone. Cowen analysts Helane Becker and Conor Cunningham forecast a three-to-five year domestic recovery, defined as a return to...
Ben Goldstein

Based in Boston, Ben covers advanced air mobility and is managing editor of Aviation Week Network’s AAM Report.

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