News / A window of opportunity for regional cargo airlines – but it won't last long

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The fall-out from Covid-19 has created an almost baffling situation for regional cargo airlines – for the first time in years, they are not hamstrung by a dearth of pilots, after airlines slashed flying and grounded most of their flight crews.

“We no longer have a pilot shortage,” confirmed Stan Bernstein, president of the US Regional Air Cargo Carriers Association (RACCA).

Regional airlines have struggled for years to recruit pilots in sufficient numbers, a quest that turned downright bleak after the US ...