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Old Jan 21, 2016, 3:37 am
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Calchas
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Originally Posted by KD5MDK
Seems odd. You'd think the value of long haul vs short haul would meant A320 pilots promoted to fill the gap, and new narrow body pilots picked up as necessary. It might take a few months to train up on the new model, but if your staffing is that short aren't you in trouble anyway?
There is a global shortage of pilots (although some news outlets suspect it is exaggerated). It's one reason why BA restarted their in house pilot school.
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