wannabepilot

Maybe we'll see single pilots on short regional flights, but with pilots falling asleep and things like the Germanwings suicide I can't imagine single pilot commercial flights being the norm happen any time soon. And on longer domestic flights, pilots still need to be able to eat a meal and get up to use the bathroom.

As someone would have loved to become a pilot, but went into another industry because I wanted to be able to feed my family, the airlines have no one to blame but themselves. The pay for regional pilots is insultingly low.

I don't think pilots qualify for H-1B but perhaps the US gov't could come up with a scheme to allow experienced foreign pilots to come to the US and get trained and certified at the airlines' expense.