Recruiting Diverse Commercial Airline Pilots
The pilot shortage was a growing concern before COVID-19. The shortage was in partial result of many pilots reaching retirement age and the demand for pilots had been low. The process of becoming a pilot in general can be costly. Embry Riddle suggests “$23,000-$33,000 per year for the first two years and $10,000-$15,000 for the third year of flight.” That is not the cost of a Bachelor’s Degree, just flight school. Beyond the cost of flight school, the lack of aviation programs in rural or poverty areas does not allow for interests to be explored in aviation. If the commercial pilot shortage is a problem, is there a change for supporting and recruiting women, minorities, and students from rural and/or poverty areas.
The purpose of research
It is important to have an understanding of where the shortage of commercial pilots is stemming from. A commercial pilot could be a career pursued by more students if the aviation industry continued to reach out to poverty and/or rural areas. Embry-Riddle has a section on the flight website labeled “Diversity.” Research will explore how the commercial airline industry could recruit from more diverse populations. How can middle and high schools engage interest in aviation? Are the costs of becoming a commercial pilot limiting the populations who pursue the career? Scholarships, different paths to becoming a commercial pilot, and the cost of the debt can be too difficult for 1st generation college students to manipulate. Is there a process that could be better accessed for all interested parties?
Sources must be scholarly, here are a few examples
Coles (Benge), A. E. (2021). Does second generation gender bias exist in commercial aviation?
pilot experience and perception. Journal of Asia Entrepreneurship and Sustainability,
17(2), 98-113. Retrieved from http://ezproxy.libproxy.db.erau.edu/login?url=https://www-proquest-com.ezproxy.libproxy.db.erau.edu/scholarly-journals/does-second-generation-gender-bias-exist/docview/2502293454/se-2?accountid=27203
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Grant, K., Maxwell, G.A.,(2021) Commercial airline pilots’ declining professional standing and
increasing precarious employment, The International Journal of Human Resource
Management, 32:7, 1486-1508, DOI: 10.1080/09585192.2018.1528473
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Ragbir, N. K., Rice, S., Winter, S. R., & Baugh, B. S. (2021). An examination of consumer bias
against female and minority commercial pilots. Technology in Society., 64. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techsoc.2020.101492
Yanıkoğlu, Ö., Kılıç, S., & Küçükönal, H. (2020). Gender in the cockpit: Challenges faced by
female airline pilots. Journal of Air Transport Management., 86. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jairtraman.2020.101823
(Links to an external site.)
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