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Many airline industry experts have recently predicted crippling shortages in the supply of Airline Transport Pilots. The main reasons for concern in the United States over pilot shortages arises from recent legislation stemming from the 2009 Colgan air crash, an impending wave of mandatory retirements, a decreasing supply of new professional pilots into the pipeline, and major airline expansion. This study provides a comprehensive Airline Transport Pilot (ATP) supply and demand model and then assesses the current and future ATP supply and demand pipeline, to include the impact on the U.S. military pilot population. Subsequently, it evaluates policy options available to government, industry, and the military to mitigate any potential shortfalls in the future supply chain. This study finds there will not be a civilian system-wide pilot shortage in the near-term, though the system will become strained. Low-paying airlines will continue to have difficulties finding qualified pilots. All operators will experience fewer applicants for the available positions, potentially resulting in less qualified pilots system-wide. Barring any policy changes, the military will experience an inventory shortage in the near-term.
Table of Contents
Chapter One
Introduction
Chapter Two
Literature Review
Chapter Three
Pilot Demand
Chapter Four
Pilot Supply
Chapter Five
Supply/Demand Interaction and Near-Term Expectations
Chapter Six
Policy Implications
Chapter Seven
Policy Recommendations
Chapter Eight
Issues for Further Consideration
Appendix A
Mathematical Models for Supply and Demand
Appendix B
US Operations Categorization
Appendix C
ARP/ACP History
Appendix D
Regional Airline Contract Negotiation Example
Appendix E
Regressions
Appendix F
MPL Training Scheme
Appendix G
Pay Comparisons
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This document was submitted as a dissertation in March 2015 in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the doctoral degree in public policy analysis at the Pardee RAND Graduate School. The faculty committee that supervised and approved the dissertation consisted of Dr. Al Robbert (Chair), Dr. Ray Conley, and Dr. Suzanne Buono.
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