There are 2 things mentioned in the article: 1. A shortage of private pilots i.e. customers for airport and airplane related services. 2. A coming shortage of

There are 2 things mentioned in the article: 1. A shortage of private pilots i.e. customers for airport and airplane related services. 2. A coming shortage of commercial pilots. As far a the commercial pilot shortage goes; haven't we been seeing article on how pilots coming into the industry are paid very poorly? If there really is a coming shortage it might be because piloting pays poorly and rational actors are picking another line of work. http://skift.com/2013/08/28/the-u-s-airline-pilots-who-barely-make-minimum-wage/ http://skift.com/2013/08/28/the-u-s-airline-pilots-who-barel... http://blogs.wsj.com/middleseat/2009/06/16/pilot-pay-want-to-know-how-much-your-captain-earns/ http://blogs.wsj.com/middleseat/2009/06/16/pilot-pay-want-to...