Originally Posted by
bafanguy
FYI:
Would they have hired expats in the first place if the supply of their own nationals were sufficient ?
"Foreign pilots have enjoyed the privilege to fly steel birds in India for a long time. This, to a great extent, hampered opportunities available to Indian trained pilots."
https://www.bangaloreaviation.com/20...ses-india.html
No disrespect intended, but this applies world wide. There are trained pilots and qualified pilots. However only a trained, and qualified pilot who meets the safety standards can only be eligible to fly, in your words, “steel birds”. Fact be known however more carbon fiber than aluminum theses days.