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I mean, it's just going to get worse and worse as more and more pilots are being hired. And then therefore, if they are, do you see this pilot shortage getting even worse over the next couple of months?ĬASEY MURRAY: Well, I actually do, and it's going to continue through the rest of the decade.

SEANA SMITH: Casey, are the pilots getting burned out faster? You would think they would be. And with a limited number of pilots out there to be hired, whomever has the best contract is really going to be able to recruit and retain, you know, the best possible pilots there are. There's also- all of the major airlines right now are negotiating contracts. There is a critical shortage that's going on. So what are the expectations or any sort of progress that you see so far?ĬASEY MURRAY: Well, we're kind of at an inflection point right now in the industry, as far as pilot goes. And so then, obviously, some of these negotiations with contracts can go on for years. And we've identified, it's really just the misuse of the pilots, and it's an inability of Southwest to correct- or to connect pilots to airplanes.

You know, really, we want to share with our guests that we have- that we stand with them and understand that a lot of the issues going on are the same for the pilots. So what are you and your pilots asking for?ĬASEY MURRAY: Well, thank you for having me. Casey Murray is the president of the Southwest Pilot Association and joins us now. More than 1,300 Southwest Airlines pilots on the picket line as they negotiate a new contract. They appear systemic in the airlines industry. Video TranscriptĭAVE GRIGGS: Labor issues not, as she mentioned, limited to United. Southwest Airlines Pilot Association President Casey Murray to discuss labor shortages in the airline industry, flight cancellations, and pilots picketing over higher wages and benefits.