EIRules From Ireland, joined Aug 2007, 641 posts, RR: 10 Posted (4 years 12 months 4 days 13 hours ago) and read 1493 times:
I have a question. As we continue to see the price of oil rise throughout the world and the continuing impact it is having on the aviation industry, will we see the demand for pilots decrease or will the natural retirement etc just level things out for those wishing to become a commercial pilot?
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As long as the passenger pay for flying (maybe more in the future) we need pilots. I am sure there will be some alternatives to jet fuel available before our oil is empty. and then we still need pilots.
DL767captain From United States of America, joined Mar 2007, 2539 posts, RR: 0 Reply 2, posted (4 years 12 months 4 days ago) and read 1467 times:
The big hype right now is oil prices, which is a big issue right now. But the oil companies are pretty stupid if they think no one will develop an alternative. Oil prices this high will make companies start to look for alternative fuels, some already have but these prices will just expedite the research. Oil can not cost this much forever and i doubt it will for very long. Hydrogen is becoming very promising for cars like the Honda FCX Clarity up in LA right now. Assuming all the trials go well, which they have so far, we will begin seeing hydrogen gas stations and cars popping up all over the place. With less cars using oil the price of oil should also go down as they will not need to produce so much. And during that time when prices slowly drop and become steady, while still high priced, we will see more alternatives.
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