TLDR: pilots are produced in China and shipped by container ships. Since the beginning of the pandemic, pilot factories had to switch to mask and ICU machines, causing supply shortage.
That was worsened by container shortage and US ports backlog, so they couldn’t ship pilots and even when they could it would take forever to have them unloaded in congested ports.
that post is a joke too. It’s rather good. A post about pilot factories and shipping pilots is obviously not serious, a post claiming to take that seriously also can’t be serious. Or if not, they should pretend it was a joke.
I had a different reading. American was producing not enough pilots, because they were not allowed to work after school. American calls out the government to give them work to gather enough post-study hours so they can work in private industry. But only American is suffering from it, because they pay 20% less than their 2 major competitors.
TLDR: American management will not be able to fix their backlog problem and is asking for government help.
> American Airlines pilots earn about $23,750 for 85 hours of flight time each month, and they have a maximum of about 30 hours of flight time in a seven-day period. With overtime at 1.5 times, they can earn up to $33,330 per month.
Isn't this a really low wage in the US? Even here in Spain this is only an office worker salary. Not something as high-responsibility as an airline pilot.
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[ 4.5 ms ] story [ 42.8 ms ] threadThat was worsened by container shortage and US ports backlog, so they couldn’t ship pilots and even when they could it would take forever to have them unloaded in congested ports.
it doesn't say pilots are produced in China?
There are no such thing as "pilot factories" or atleast they're not mentioned in the article.
TLDR: American management will not be able to fix their backlog problem and is asking for government help.
Isn't this a really low wage in the US? Even here in Spain this is only an office worker salary. Not something as high-responsibility as an airline pilot.
No wonder they have a shortage :)