aviation industry right now about whether a shortage of commercial pilots really exist. but there is no doubt that as baby boomers get older, many pilots will be retiring and the professional need replacements. here s correspondent alicia acuna. i always knew i wanted to be a pilot. scott franks love of flying couldn t be better time. a recent graduate in denver is entering an industry in desperate need of commercial pilots. it hasn t hit home yet. it s going to be the next three to five years. according to bowen, in two decades the industry will need new pilots and 637,000 worldwid. there s a pilot shortage. carriers are starting to fill the pipeline at the collegiate level. having a promise while you are still in the academic