US airlines recruit to beat pilot ‘re-shortage’

Pilots in airport terminal

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A year and a half after Covid-19 wiped out the pilot shortage, the industry is once again wondering where it will find the flight crew to accommodate the rapid, uneven rebound to pre-pandemic levels and beyond.

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