YoBuckStopsHereLauren Boebert rages at Pete Buttigieg for problem House Republicans aren’t solving (Pilot Shortage)
The actual reason for a pilot shortage is due to fewer military pilots which used to transition to civilian pilots. It has nothing to do with the Department of Transportation.
circuitfarmerThe path for non-military folks to start from private pilot and end up at airline transport pilot is technically there, but unless you’ve got a bunch of money sitting around, it’s very prohibitive. And with pilot salaries being what they are, and not what they used to be, it’s an even harder sell.
Any since the reduction of forces since the 90s the number of commercial pilots has fallen.