Log-in here if you’re already a subscriber Release DateSeptember 19, 2022Under the weight of market and technical reality, Heart respawns...
Log-in here if you’re already a subscriber Release DateJune 16, 2022Pilot shortage solutions are plentiful but politically improbablePurchase a PDF...
While such deals across the rising eVTOL industry seemingly represent a new aerospace business model in which customers have a stake in the overall success of the product, a detailed review of securities filings and other fine print by The Air Current reveals a far more transactional arrangement. Airlines are lending their branding and credibility in exchange for a possibly lucrative piece of a buzzy market, regardless of whether or not an aircraft will be delivered or even formally ordered.
In this TAC Analysis, we revisit the potential re-arrival of a pilot shortage, and how it may quickly become the limiting factor in the recovery. Crucially, while regional airlines were a welcome source of strength during the COVID pandemic, the lack of pilots in the United States could quickly turn the strongest regional jet market on its head. At play are both the near-term effects of staffing flight decks affecting the world, as well as the long-term challenges unique to the United States -- where pilot supply issues have already exposed an acute operational strain on the system.
Log-in here if you’re already a subscriber Release DateSeptember 9, 2019Newcomers De Havilland and Mitsubishi find themselves dwarfed by their...
