U.S. President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that will allow the Air Force to bring back to active duty as many as 1,000 retired pilots to address a pilot shortage.

A Pentagon spokesman, Navy Cmdr. Gary Ross, said the Air Force is currently short approximately 1,500 pilots.

"The pilot supply shortage is a national-level challenge that could have adverse effects on all aspects of both the government and commercial aviation sectors for years to come," Ross said.

Under current law, the Air Force is limited to recalling 25 pilots. Trump's order, which amends a post-9/11 emergency declaration, removes that cap for the Air Force, as well as other branches of the military.

The Air Force has struggled for years to retain pilots, who can often get better paying jobs flying commercial airlines. It has already boosted pay and incentives to its pilots and has been working with airlines to come up with solutions to the shortage.

The Air Force has been at the forefront of the U.S. battle against the Islamic State, flying many of the sorties in Iraq and Syria.

美國總統川普簽署政令，允許空軍讓多達1000名退役飛行員再次服現役，以解決飛行員短缺的問題。

五角大樓發言人、海軍中校羅斯說，空軍目前缺少大約1500名飛行員。

羅斯說：“飛行員短缺是美國面臨的挑戰，將會在今后多年影響政府部門以及民航。”

按照現行法律，空軍最多只能把25名退役飛行員轉為現役。川普總統的政令修改了9/11之后的緊急條款，取消了對空軍以及其它軍中退役人員轉為現役的數量限制。

美國空軍多年來面臨留住飛行員的挑戰。飛行員為民航工作可以得到更高的薪水。空軍已經上調了飛行員的薪金和待遇，并一直與航空公司合作，尋找解決飛行員短缺的辦法。

空軍在美國對伊斯蘭國組織的打擊中一馬當先，在伊拉克和敘利亞多次出擊。

U.S. President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that will allow the Air Force to bring back to active duty as many as 1,000 retired pilots to address a pilot shortage.

A Pentagon spokesman, Navy Cmdr. Gary Ross, said the Air Force is currently short approximately 1,500 pilots.

"The pilot supply shortage is a national-level challenge that could have adverse effects on all aspects of both the government and commercial aviation sectors for years to come," Ross said.

Under current law, the Air Force is limited to recalling 25 pilots. Trump's order, which amends a post-9/11 emergency declaration, removes that cap for the Air Force, as well as other branches of the military.

The Air Force has struggled for years to retain pilots, who can often get better paying jobs flying commercial airlines. It has already boosted pay and incentives to its pilots and has been working with airlines to come up with solutions to the shortage.

The Air Force has been at the forefront of the U.S. battle against the Islamic State, flying many of the sorties in Iraq and Syria.

美國總統川普簽署政令，允許空軍讓多達1000名退役飛行員再次服現役，以解決飛行員短缺的問題。

五角大樓發言人、海軍中校羅斯說，空軍目前缺少大約1500名飛行員。

羅斯說：“飛行員短缺是美國面臨的挑戰，將會在今后多年影響政府部門以及民航。”

按照現行法律，空軍最多只能把25名退役飛行員轉為現役。川普總統的政令修改了9/11之后的緊急條款，取消了對空軍以及其它軍中退役人員轉為現役的數量限制。

美國空軍多年來面臨留住飛行員的挑戰。飛行員為民航工作可以得到更高的薪水。空軍已經上調了飛行員的薪金和待遇，并一直與航空公司合作，尋找解決飛行員短缺的辦法。

空軍在美國對伊斯蘭國組織的打擊中一馬當先，在伊拉克和敘利亞多次出擊。