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I think the low price can be justified because flying has been going to automation.

• dx034 9y ago
  Not really, you still need extensive training. Requirements have rather increased over the past years. The reason why pilot salaries are low nowadays is because the job is so popular. It's a dream job of many so that airlines could access a pool of self-trained pilots (i.e. paid for aviation school with loans) for low salaries. This pool now seems to slowly exhaust so that airlines will have to start training their own pilots again at some point.
  • em3rgent0rdr 9y ago
    Sure they need training. But not something like an engineer, doctor, or lawyer. Apparently only ~250 hours flying and "commercial training can be accomplished within 4 weeks if full-time and 4-8 if part-time." http://blog.wayman.net/how-long-does-it-take-to-become-a-commercial-airline-pilot-in-the-us http://blog.wayman.net/how-long-does-it-take-to-become-a-com... You also make a good point that the supply of pilots have increased, and that can also explain why so many people are becoming pilots. And part of the reason for the increase in people being able to become pilots is back to my original point that it has become easier with automation. Maybe in the old days, high salaries could be justified.
• collyw 9y ago
  Have you flown any planes without a pilot recently?
  • em3rgent0rdr 9y ago
    As has been pointed out in another comment, the supply of pilots is high because it is really not too difficult, thanks to automation. Anyway, pilot-less planes are starting to happen: http://www.cnbc.com/2017/06/08/boeing-studies-pilotless-planes-as-it-ponders-next-jetliner.html http://www.cnbc.com/2017/06/08/boeing-studies-pilotless-plan...