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Major Carriers Drain Regional Flight Decks, Grounding 500 Aircraft
Across the United States, regional airlines have been forced to ground more than 500 perfectly serviceable airplanes due to a severe lack of flight crews. Legacy carriers are heavily recruiting experienced aviators from the regional sector to backfill their own rosters, leaving smaller operators unable to train replacements quickly enough to maintain their schedules. For aspiring airline pilots, this dynamic creates an unprecedented opportunity to upgrade to the left seat in record time as regional carriers scramble to fill empty captain chairs.