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The 9/11 attacks and the financial crisis of 2008 had a striking effect on the profits of major U.S.
airlines.

planned to put 600 pilots on the street;
Finnair contemplated a layoff of at least
700 pilots; Chinese carriers sent expatriate pilots packing.
Although the circumstances of the
global coronavirus pandemic are unique,
significant periodic crashes of the airline
industry are a given. Hiring was at a virtual standstill in the early 1980s in large
part because of a debilitating recession
in 1982, and dropped again at the turn
of the decade when international travel
decreased because of a fear of terrorism and the Iraq War. The industry was
clobbered again after 9/11 and again in
2008 by the global financial crisis, as the
Department of Transportation data above
illustrates.
Things have been rosy since 2010, but
here we are again. By the end of March,
the International Air Transport Association (IATA) expected the coronavirus
outbreak to reduce airline revenues from
passenger operations by $252 billion in
2020, compared to 2019. That equates to
a 44-percent fall in passenger revenues
from 2019 and is driven by a 38-percent
reduction in global traffic.
So, what to do? Mom and Dad have
a good old saying: "Don't put all of your
eggs in one basket." Prepare now for the
next downturn. If you are an airline pilot
or flying professionally in any capacity,
while in those long hours at the hotel
between flights, enroll in an online
course. Get a degree in something other
than aviation. Learn a trade. Some airline
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captains are dentists or run a construction company on the side.
As has been said, airline flying is
the best part-time job out there. For the
younger aviators eying an airline flying
career, expand your horizons and fill in the
gaps left by a total immersion in aviation
at your school so you can weather the next
storm. For the mid-life career changers who
transitioned to passenger flying, don't let
those skills developed in another industry
atrophy. Use those previously honed talents
as a consultant. You can return to the cockpit when the industry turns around.
As important, stay current. If you
are furloughed, join the Civil Air Patrol
or U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary and keep
flying. Fly puppies with Pilots N Paws.
Dust off that flight instructor certificate and get back into the right seat.
But if you are stressed out, look at the
data. After every downturn there is a bright
side. It may take some time, but the industry
has always bounced back. Before COVID-19,
2019 marked the tenth consecutive year of
profitability for the global airline industry,
and the world's airlines jointly reported
record net earnings of $36 billion.
Although 2020 started out rocky, the
pilot shortage is real and demand will
continue once things stabilize. If anything,
remember this next bit of mom and dad
advice: "This too shall pass." FT
WAYNE PHILLIPS manages the Airline Training

Orientation Program.
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