Pilot shortages deepen as high costs and aging workforce strain U.S. aviation

One might have thought that commercial aviation, aircraft of the future or technical occupations in tension were going to attract. That young people, in search of meaning but also of opportunities, were going to look on the side of a sector that hires in turn. Missed. The study of the Pegasus Chair has just confirmed this: young people do not want (or do not think they can) to set foot in it. Aeronautics sector: a disamour with heavy consequence…

Pilot shortages deepen as high costs and aging workforce strain U.S. aviation

Writer: Mirella Franzese 3 min read May 2025 — The U.S. pilot shortage continues to disrupt air travel, as soaring costs and steep entry barriers discourage new aviators from entering the field.  “In the 1980s and earlier, being a pilot was seen as prestigious and ‘cool’,” Maureen DeFelice, CEO and executive director of the Order The post Pilot shortages deepen as high costs and aging workforce strain U.S. aviation appeared first on Capital Anal…