Pandemic Slowdown Spurs the Biggest Hiring Push for Airline Pilots in Decades

Pandemic Slowdown Spurs the Biggest Hiring Push for Airline Pilots in Decades
Pilots talk after exiting a Delta Airlines flight at the Ronald Reagan National Airport, in Arlington, Va., on July 22, 2020. Michael A. McCoy/Getty Images
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By Kyle Arnold From The Dallas Morning News

U.S. airlines will need to hire at least 7,000 new pilots next year to fill the gaps created by retiring baby boomers and pandemic buyouts.