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Trying to fly commercially in 2022 has been utter chaos. We’ve all seen the images of crazy long security lines, and encountered sky-high prices when booking flights. But by far the most disruptive part of traveling this summer has been the mass flight cancellations.

It turns out that the pilot shortage we’ve been hearing about for years has finally caught up to airlines. With more scheduled flights than pilots available, carriers have had no choice but to cut back. But what if they got creative - what if, instead of canceling flights, they consolidated them? For instance, what if instead of flying two separate flights on a 737 or A320, airlines operate a single flight on a 747 - a plane that’s twice the size. That way, you’d need half the number of pilots to carry the same number of passengers. Could this tactic help solve the shortage - and more importantly, would it be profitable? Let me explain…

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Timestamps:
-Intro - 0:00
-Why are we in a pilot shortage? - 1:22
-Existing solutions to the shortage - 3:17
-How the 747 can help - 4:47
-Potential drawbacks - 6:59
-Finding a middle ground - 8:09
-Share your experience as a pilot! - 8:49
-Magic Spoon - 9:11
-Outro - 10:23

#747 #A380 #Boeing #Airbus