Pilots Scarce, Airlines See 30-Year-Olds as Captains
By CARL H. LAVIN
Published: January 11, 2017
Airline executives, concerned about an imminent world shortage of pilots, are taking steps that will place younger and less experienced fliers in command of airliners.
The shortage, most apparent in other countries, is still a few years away in the United States, aviation experts say. But it has already caused a flurry of hiring by American carriers unseen in recent years that points…