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In Many Ways, Airlines and the Air Force Already Complement Each Other

• Airline hiring will remain strong.
• Major airlines are not a significant employment draw away from the Air Force for the maintenance workforce.
• Major airline pay incentivizes Air Force pilots to separate.
• Air Reserve Component full-time turnover also correlates with major airline hiring.
• Experienced pilot candidates perform significantly better at undergraduate pilot training.
• Most major airlines are not interested in collaborating on part-time, sabbatical, or seasoning options.

This report encapsulates the analysis and results of the Air Force–Airline Industry Collaboration project, which investigated the viability of options for the Air Force and commercial airlines to collaborate on issues related to their pilot and maintenance workforces by evaluating benefits, costs, and feasibility from the perspectives of the Air Force and commercial airlines. The report concludes that certain avenues of collaboration, such as scheduling drill weekends in ways that work with airline planning, could benefit both parties.

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