550 to 645K pilots will be needed until 2038 –just to fly +100 seater aircraft.

As a matter of fact, the airline industry will need to produce 70 new type-rated pilots per day to meet global demand.

Note that 50% of the pilots that will be flying by 2027 have not started to train yet.

This means that 150.000 new pilots will be needed for growing the active pilot pool, as well as 105.000 more to replace those retiring or exiting the workforce.

In total, 180.000 new captains will be needed, which reduces upgrade time down to 3,8 years (LCC average)