The chartered helicopter industry in L.A. isn’t large. “If you were to go from Orange County to Los Angeles on a Friday at 4 p.m., how long would that take you? It’s convenience.”Flying in a helicopter from Irvine to downtown L.A. can take just 20 to 25 minutes. Downtown Los Angeles has no airport — but it does have a commuter-friendly heliport. But more air taxis means more pilots, and a recent study predicted that the U.S. helicopter industry would be short about 7,600 helicopter pilots between 2018 and 2036.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 30, 2020 13:02 UTC