Airlines plan to reduce flying next year

even if they reduced flights about 5% across the board, there's still going to be a Pilot shortage as the '65' generation moves on.

with flight training and hiring stagnant as we had these last 5 years, couple with the 1500hr/ATP requirement, those cockpit seats won't be easy to fill.

Marcus, we have been hearing of the "impending pilot shortage" for decades, I'll believe it when I see it.

The only shortage I see is jobs---now and in the future, at least in the US. If you want to fly, you need to go out of the country to find a job, and that's not just pilot jobs, it's every segment of business in the US.

Finally a proactive approach to cost cutting and reducing
the over crowded skies.

What? No government bail-out?

Airlines announce reduced capacity and stocks soar? Go figure...