Commentary
Prices in the United States have been rising across the board, but the increase in airfares has been particularly acute. Part of that is because of a significant pilot shortage. A new report from management consulting firm Oliver Wyman finds that North America has about 90,000 pilots, falling approximately 8,000 pilots short of demand. And the problem is only getting worse, projected to rise to a shortage of 30,000 pilots over the next decade.
