Canada Pilot Shortage

• More Canadian pilots are seeking to fly in the United States. Why?

  Some 147 Canadian pilots applied for licenses to fly commercial jets in the United States in 2022, up from 39 in 2021, according to Federal Aviation Administration data.

  Canada

  Sep 5, 2023
  
• Regina Flying Club looks to produce more commercial pilots in Saskatchewan skies

  The Regina Flying Club trains approximately 10 commercial pilots per year, with the rest training for private licensing.

  Canada

  Feb 3, 2023
  
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• Major program changes needed to address Canada’s pilot shortage, documents suggest

  Industry estimates say Canada will need 7,300 new commercial pilots by 2025 as demand for air travel increases, but will fall 3,000 short of that mark.

  Canada

  Dec 30, 2019
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• Roy Green: Australia’s old jets are not Canada’s first experience with military cast-offs

  Should Canada buy used military jets from Australia? Roy Green looks at how things went when Canada bought used submarines from the U.K.

  Nov 22, 2018
• Liberals buying fighter jets, but don’t have enough pilots to fly them: auditor general

  Auditor general Michael Ferguson said the air force doesn't have enough people to fly the planes it already has.

  Politics

  Nov 20, 2018