Surge in Airline Hiring Boosts Interest in Aspiring Pilots

Major U.S. airlines are hiring pilots at a rate not seen since before 9/11, and that is encouraging more young people to consider a career in the cockpit. Hiring is likely to remain brisk for years. Smaller airlines in the U.S. are struggling with a shortage that will continue as they lose pilots to the bigger carriers, which in turn will need to replace thousands of retiring pilots over the next few years.   Aircraft maker Boeing predicts that the U.S. will need 117,000 new pilots...

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