A new report released this week by the Government Accountability Office offers a mixed view of whether the much-discussed airline pilot shortage actually exists, but it does confirm that regional airlines are having trouble finding qualified pilots. The GAO report (PDF), which was done at the behest of Congress, found that the projected need for pilots over the next decade will be between 1900 and 4500 a year. And while the GAO says data indicates there may be enough trained pilots to fill these jobs, many of them may either be working abroad or in other industries where the pay is much higher.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://www.avweb.com/recent-updates/business-military/gao-mixed-data-on-pilot-shortage