Pilot Market Intelligence Reports
Clarity in a market defined by uncertainty
“Pilot shortage” has become a permanent headline in business aviation. It shows up in acquisition strategy, operational planning, recruiting conversations, and budget discussions. Yet for all the attention it gets, most organizations still lack clear visibility into the pilot market behind the aircraft they operate — or plan to acquire.
How many pilots are certified for this aircraft?
Are they concentrated near our base of operations?
Is the pool growing or tightening?
What level of experience do they hold?
Pilot Market Reports were built to answer those questions directly — turning an abstract industry narrative into specific, defensible insight.
A complete view of the pilot ecosystem behind each type rating
Each Pilot Market Report delivers a full picture of the pilot market for a specific aircraft model.
You see the total number of certified pilots nationwide, how many new pilots have entered that pool over the last twelve months, and how that count has changed month by month. You see where pilots are located — nationally, regionally, by state, and down to the practical geography around your operation.
You also see certification depth. The mix of ATP and Commercial certificate holders. Medical class distribution.
Certification data is then paired with Flying Company’s verified platform data, showing how many pilots for that type are active on the platform, their average verified experience, and real contract day rates drawn from actual trip activity. Not surveys. Not estimates. Real operational pricing.
The result is a single view that answers both sides of the staffing equation: how many pilots exist — and what it takes to hire them.
From national trends to pilots near your operation
Many staffing decisions aren’t national. They’re local.
Pilot Market Reports include the Pilot Finder Wizard, allowing you to search by home airport, define a radius, and filter by certification and experience. It becomes simple to answer practical questions like:
Are there enough ATP-rated pilots near our base to support a second aircraft?
How deep is the local pilot bench for this type?
Will staffing this operation require relocation or travel premiums?
Instead of broad industry averages, you get location-specific intelligence tied to your actual footprint.
How the industry uses this intelligence
Aircraft brokers use Pilot Market Reports to guide buyers toward aircraft that not only meet mission requirements, but are realistically staffable in their chosen region. When a client asks whether a model will be easy to crew, the answer is grounded in data rather than assumption.
Aircraft management companies and corporate flight departments use the reports to understand pilot availability on behalf of the owners they represent — planning recruiting strategies, budgeting compensation, and anticipating staffing constraints before they impact operations.
Owner-operators use the reports to see how many pilots near them meet open-pilot warranty requirements. And when additional options are needed, Flying Company can discreetly conduct outreach to expand their available pilot bench.
OEMs and training organizations use the data to understand whether pilot certification growth is keeping pace with fleet expansion — and where training infrastructure or recruitment pipelines may need to scale.
Across the industry, the common thread is the same: replacing staffing guesswork with staffing foresight.
Built for decision-makers, not data analysts
Pilot Market Reports provide:
- A clear view of pilot market size and growth
- Geographic concentration and local availability
- Certification and experience depth
- Cross-fleet staffing flexibility
- Real contract day-rate benchmarks
- Instant pilot search by airport and radius
All delivered in a format designed for aviation professionals — not engineers.
Seeing the market changes how you operate inside it
Every organization in business aviation is navigating the same environment: rising demand, limited pilot supply, and increasing competition for experienced crews.
The difference is whether you navigate it by instinct — or with visibility.
Pilot Market Reports give aviation professionals a view of the pilot labor market that has never before been accessible in one place. Not simply to observe trends, but to act on them.
Because staffing should never be guesswork.
