by Mark Crispin Miller, News from Underground:
These numbers don’t lie, although “the science” crafted to “explain” them does
From Jerome Dancis (math professor at U. Maryland):
Perhaps nurses’ unions should be bragging about how many lives are saved by off-duty nurses.
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Is the following cluster usual or unusual?
School nurse honored with American Red Cross award after saving life
May 26, 2023
Nurse Emily Raines and her boyfriend Daniel Shifflett earn plaudits after resuscitating man whose heart had stopped on Southwest flight
June 1, 2023
Off-duty nurse saves footballer’s life after cardiac arrest
May 12, 2023
https://nursingnotes.co.uk/news/off-duty-nurse-saves-footballers-life-after-cardiac-arrest/
Nurse Saves Man’s Life After he collapsed in front of her while she was boarding a plane
May 18, 2023
Scroll down for the bolded “explanations” of just why AA has so few pilots:
American Airlines Struggles With Pilot Deficit, Grounds 150 Aircraft
June 3, 2023
American Airlines, a leading carrier based in Fort Worth, is currently grappling with a significant challenge. The airline is unable to operate approximately 150 of its regional aircraft due to a persistent shortage of pilots, as revealed by CEO Robert Isom.
Speaking at the Bernstein 39th Annual Strategic Decisions Conference, Isom stated, “We would deploy properly to markets that aren’t being served. We would do that today. It’s just we don’t have the pilots.”
This issue arises at a time when the airline industry is witnessing a record demand for travel, particularly during the summer season. However, the capacity to meet this demand is constrained by the lack of pilots, leading to grounded planes and missed opportunities to capitalize on high ticket prices. Isom noted that the situation is more severe than the previous year when the pilot shortage began to significantly affect regional airlines as demand rebounded following the downturn caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Looking ahead, Isom shared that American Airlines expects to acquire more pilots for its regional network over the next 18 to 24 months. Once these pilots are onboard, the grounded aircraft will be reintroduced into service in a manner that is expected to generate favorable unit revenues. He stated, “American anticipates getting more pilots over the next 18 to 24 months for the regional network, and those aircraft would be put back into service in a fashion that is going to produce unit revenues that are very favorable.”
However, the challenge of pilot shortage is not unique to American Airlines. The airline industry as a whole is projected to face a deficit of nearly 80,000 pilots by 2032, as per a report by Oliver Wyman.
The report said the supply of pilots is being affected by a wave of early retirements that occurred during the pandemic, a mandatory age of retirement of 65, compounded by an older workforce, a “shrinking pool of potential pilots from the military, and a tough value proposition for perspective [sic] candidates outside the military.”
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