Pilot Shortage Will Soon Begin Costing Small Communities Air Service, Analysis Suggests

Hundreds of small communities face losing all air service in the next decade as the pilot-supply chain stagnates and regional pilots are tapped to replace retiring major-carrier colleagues and staff larger regional jets, leaving nobody left to fly 50-seat jets and turboprops, a stark analysis from...
Sean Broderick

Senior Air Transport & Safety Editor Sean Broderick covers aviation safety, MRO, and the airline business from Aviation Week Network's Washington, D.C. office.

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