Commercial Pilot Jobs to Takeoff?
The US military pays certain career fields “bonuses” and other incentive pays for a fairly simple reason: to keep people in the military who would otherwise make far more money outside of it. Some have complained, then, when the economy turns: For example, when the airline industry took a dive, some questioned what reason there could be for giving military pilots incentive pay.
The Air Force Times claims the “commercial pilot job market” is now set “for a boom,” however.
After nearly a four-year drought of openings, airlines are predicting they will hire more pilots in the next decade than they ever have. Aircraft maker Boeing forecasts a need for 466,650 more commercial pilots by 2029 — an average of 23,300 a year.
They also noted that changes in the Air Force culture may affect Read more