In Switzerland, airplane pilots who are unable to fly during the coronavirus pandemic may soon retrain to become train drivers. With the support of Aeropers, the nation’s main union for cockpit employees, Swiss Federal Railways and Edelweiss Air are studying a pilot retraining. While dozens of jets are grounded in Switzerland this winter, the state-owned railroad is cancelling trains due to lack of staff. Converting a jet pilot into a locomotive engineer is expected to take less than one year.
In Switzerland, airplane pilots who are unable to fly during the coronavirus pandemic may soon retrain to become train drivers.
