Month: April 2012

Boeing and Airbus Report Increases in Aircraft Deliveries

Boeing and Airbus have been reporting for the last several years that the airline industry will continue to grow by 5% over the next twenty years, and have reported that industry is expanding much faster than the group of new qualified commercial pilots that are available. This is creating a growing shortage of airline pilots required to fly those aircraft. Now, both Airbus and Boeing reported first-quarter deliveries were up over the year-ago quarter, increasing the demand for new commercial pilots to be trained.
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