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Re:Plenty of Passengers, but Where Are the Pilots? by bayesian_horse on Tuesday April 19, 2016 @04:17AM (#11525565)
Not the whole issue. At the very least, raising wages significantly would mean higher ticket prices which in turn means lower demand.

The airlines are also afraid to put pilots in a situation of power at the negotiation table.

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Re:Plenty of Passengers, but Where Are the Pilots? by mathattack on Tuesday April 19, 2016 @12:02PM (#11527873)
Right. This is the joy of a market. If a skill is scarce, people pay more for it. That encourages people to supply more of it.
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