#6: Where have all the pilots gone? How a looming shortage may curtail e-commerce
The plight of air cargo pilots turned out to be one of the most compelling topics of 2017, according to ACW readers. This feature story from our April 2017 issue took an in-depth look at how the growing demand for e-commerce airfreight may be taking a steep toll on pilots, who are already stretched thin on some routes and have threatened to strike over their work conditions. The possibility of a pilot shortage as today’s veteran pilots begin retiring is a serious issue that ACW has covered often in 2017 and will likely return to in 2018.
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