Originally Posted by
dl_88
If you are asking this question now, means you have not done much research before committing into this industry. You should have researched your options first before stepping in.
Unless you have deep pockets and willing to be played by airlines doing P2F programs and labelled by other pilots for doing it, there isnt any airlines open to foreign fresh cpl pilots open in Asia.
I myself only took the risk once I was accepted into an airline program. There is no sense committing into a training program so expensive and no prospects at the end.
With this virus around? There are alot of pilots out of job, and they are type rated with heaps of experiences. China put MOST if not ALL of their expat pilots out on no pay leave until further notice. That would have flooded the market, dont forget last year thomas cook folded with their pilots looking for jobs. And not to mention other airlines which folded.
I would suggest to apply to any open cadet program and jump ship at the earliest possible moment if you get admission to an airline tagged program. Dont get suckered by the flight school saying you cant change program half way and it will look bad. Thats just BS. you are paying and working to the goal of getting a job.
a type rating with no hours and no job guarantee is just wasting your money. just get the certifications you need, only when you’re in the airline program that you pay for the rating or if you’re lucky the airline pays for you.
Dont bother coming to asia unless you have type and experience.
All the best and be financially prudent, the recession us upon us now and its a blood bath in the airlines
Thanks for such a straight forward answer, I appreciate it. I have done my research and I currently know whats going on at the moment, but I don't want to come off as a know-it-all when I haven't even started... just prudence.
I imagined that landing an Asian Airline job straight out of Flight School seems improbable, and evidence is that I have not found any sort of offers, current or historical, referring to cadets.
My Integrated ATPL isn't related to any airline program, which I believe is fine, since I have no idea what the future will hold for me in the industry... (going into a mentored program for an airline with a specific TR in mind... I just find this limiting...even if there is no other way to enter to some of these airlines)
a type rating with no hours and no job guarantee is just wasting your money. just get the certifications you need, only when you’re in the airline program that you pay for the rating or if you’re lucky the airline pays for you.
All the best and be financially prudent, the recession us upon us now and its a blood bath in the airlines.
This is what I'm really looking for... this sort of reassurance.
Thanks! And all the best dl_88 !