The USA experienced a shortage of pilots during 2022 which will certainly extend through 2023.  The ten largest airlines in the USA believe that  they will experience a shortage of around 19,000 pilots after considering all of the students that are in training at airline and private training facilities.  Much of the problem was caused by COVID, vaccination issues and retirements.

Every weekend there are news reports of hundreds, if not thousands of flight delayed or cancelled.  These shortages are damaging the brands of many of the US airlines.

Aviation Recruitment has a solution that can be Win, Win, Win, Win for the airlines, the labor unions, the pilots and the USA.  Thanks to Free Trade Agreements entered into by the US and certain countries nearly twenty years ago, foreign pilots from those countries can work in the USA on a temporary basis.  The pilots from these select countries can be onboard in as short as 45 days. The “free trade” visas do not lead to naturalization or permanent residency or citizenship, but can be renewed for extended periods.  

Other than paying Aviation Recruitment’s recruiting fee, there is no cost to the airline.  Depending on the specific country and free trade agreement, the pilots can fly from 3 years to as long as the airline needs them.  Aviation Recruitment will handle all of the legal activities associated with immigration and the visas.  

The only responsibility of the airline is to sign a document confirming that the pilot will have a job.  Before confirmation, the airline will conduct its normal interview process.

In the future, when the airlines are able to get all of the US pilots needed, these temporary pilots may be dropped.

Win, Win, Win, Win means:

• The airlines get the pilots that they need.
• The temporary pilots will join the labor unions just like any other pilot.
• The airlines will be able to return to their normal schedules with minimal delays and cancellations.
• The USA will recapture its reputation as the country with the safest and most efficient air transport system.

For more information and a proposal, contact Aviation Recruitment at info@aviationrecruitment.com.