Emirates and US airlines are looking to recruit locked-down Australian pilots, leading to reported concerns that Australia will face a pilot shortage once the aviation industry recovers from its covid-induced passenger slump. According to a report in Australian Aviation, Boeing is forecasting a severe global pilot shortage by 2040 caused by a “combination of redundancies, early retirements and curtailment of hiring pilots into entry-level positions.” An Australian Senate inquiry was told last week that anticipated international pilot wage increases would lure Australian pilots abroad.
