Technology, Industrials Jun 09, 2022 05:39 PM (GMT+8) · EqualOcean
The United States is about to enter the busy summer travel season, and many airlines have cut flights due to a serious shortage of pilots, NBC reported on the 8th. Southwest Airlines has cut nearly 20000 flights and plans to hire 12000 new employees this year. Delta Airlines also said that due to the shortage of pilots, 100 flights will be canceled every day from July 1 to August 7. Mesa Airlines Group Co., Ltd. said in its financial report in February that in the first quarter of fiscal year 2022, the company lost millions of dollars due to flight cuts. Scott Kirby, CEO of United Airlines, said at the quarterly earnings conference in April: "the serious shortage of pilots in the U.S. aviation industry is real. Most airlines simply cannot achieve their capacity plans. The shortage of pilots will not be solved for at least the next five years."

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