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Industry Urges Study To Highlight Pilot Shortage

As the first wave of age 65 pilot retirements begins this month, a coalition of industry, academic and government officials are pushing for an in-depth study to highlight what they fear is a looming pilot shortage.

The coalition - an informal group that has met periodically over the past 18 months - asked the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to conduct the study, saying, "The aviation industry is entering an era of unprecedented pilot staffing challenges as a result of a struggling economy, bankruptcies, mergers, increasing flight training costs, manufacturing declines and numerous new public laws and regulations."