> Probably just people out with colds. That's a leap. My understanding is that airlines are affected by the same thing every other employer is seeing -- they c

> Probably just people out with colds. That's a leap. My understanding is that airlines are affected by the same thing every other employer is seeing -- they can't hire. It might be exacerbated by the fact that airlines reduced/eliminated their training pipeline. For example: https://www.cnbc.com/2022/05/15/us-pilot-shortage-forces-airlines-to-cut-flights-scramble-for-solutions.html https://www.cnbc.com/2022/05/15/us-pilot-shortage-forces-air... > The pandemic exacerbated a pilot shortage by slowing down training, hiring and creating a wave of early retirements. > Airlines offered pilots early retirements to cut labor bills during the depths of the pandemic. > The process to become airline-qualified in the U.S. is lengthy and expensive, making the barrier to entry high.