Oklahoma Looking To Fix Pilot Shortage

NATIONWIDE PILOT SHORTAGE.OVER THE NEXT 20 YEARS,BOEING SAYS WE WILL NEEDMORE THAN 800-THOUSAND NEWPILOTS.THE SHORTAGE IS AFFECTINGTHE MILITARY, GENERALAVIATION AND COMMERCIALAIRLINES.

ONE IDEA THEOKLAHOMA AERONAUTICSCOMMISSION HAS IS TO GETTEENAGERS INTERESTED IN THEINDUSTRY BY OFFERING COLLEGECREDITS FOR TAKING AEROSPACECOURSES.Grayson Ardies, OKLAHOMAAERONAUTICS COMMISSION "Ithink it will be a reallygood step to get out theyounger generation aboutpilot careers or evengeneral aviation pilot to gohave fun and fly around inthe skies"AVIATION IS OKLAHOMA'SNUMBER TWO INDUSTRY, AND THECOMMISSION BELIEVES THECHANGES COULD HELP MAKE THESTATE A NATIONWIDE LEADER INNEW PILOTS.IN TO