Regional airlines in the United States are short of pilots. Many older airline pilots are retiring. Federal regulations require pilots to take time off between flights to rest. Pilots are staying at their jobs overseas and in the military. Republic Airways, a regional airline, filed for bankruptcy last week. Low profit and the pilot shortage were factors in the bankruptcy, according to the Associated Press. Also, America’s largest airlines are hiring pilots from regional airlines. There are too few pilots to fill the vacancies. Some openings are being filled through flight schools. But flight school attendance is down. That means trained pilots are difficult to locate. Salaries for new pilots are low. The starting salary for first officers in the regional airline industry is $22,400, according to The Los Angeles Times. That salary is keeping pilots in the military and working for foreign competitors.
Title: US Running Out of Pilots
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data-end-time='24146'>Pilots are staying at their jobs overseas and in the military.</span> <span data-start-time='24146' data-end-time='31646'>Republic Airways, a regional airline, filed for bankruptcy last week. </span> <span data-start-time='31646' data-end-time='40063'>Low profit and the pilot shortage were factors in the bankruptcy, according to the Associated Press.</span> <span data-start-time='40063' data-end-time='48063'>Also, America’s largest airlines are hiring pilots from regional airlines. </span> <span data-start-time='48063' data-end-time='53146'>There are too few pilots to fill the vacancies. </span> <span data-start-time='53146' data-end-time='57875'>Some openings are being filled through flight schools.</span> <span data-start-time='57875' data-end-time='61750'>But flight school attendance is down. </span> <span data-start-time='61750' data-end-time='67104'>That means trained pilots are difficult to locate.</span> <span data-start-time='67104' data-end-time='70979'>Salaries for new pilots are low. </span> <span data-start-time='70979' data-end-time='82979'>The starting salary for first officers in the regional airline industry is $22,400, according to The Los Angeles Times. </span> <span data-start-time='82979' data-end-time='89938'>That salary is keeping pilots in the military and working for foreign competitors.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/895/pilot_img.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' 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