Much has been written recently trying to answer
the question of why too few young people seem interested in a flying career. At a recent
meeting of the Chicago Area Business Aviation Association at PWK, the topic popped up again, except this time
around it all focused on Biz Av.
Aviation department managers I spoke to said
they’re worried about the future, of course, but are also struggling with
finding good people today. I heard stories of companies operating business jets
borrowing crews for a day here and there in order to make their schedules work
and, later, swapping out some of their own crews to pay back that generosity.
But these are short-term solutions.
In days gone by, contract pilots added the flexibility
most business aviation flight departments needed. But contract flying can be an
expensive way to make a living for pilots because they’re responsible for their
own initial or recurrent training costs, often costing tens of thousands of
dollars a year. Some flight departments are so hungry these days for the
reliable talent needed to get them through the month that they’ll often take
the unusual step of covering recurrent training expenses for a pilot in order
to gain and maintain their scheduling loyalty.
(Evangle Luo of TTFLY shared with you)
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