Originally Posted by
fatbus
Hard to believe the local pilots are even close to 100 hard hrs . Overall % of expats ?
This is all unofficial information, of course, just cockpit talk passed along by the locals to the expats that have been tossed aside. And these are hours on the 777, not all fleets. Additionally, word from these same sources is 48 of KAL's 56 777's (pax and freighters) are flying. Supposedly, Korean Air is faring just fine by hauling freight. As for pilot percentages on the 777, in February there were 351 Korean captains and 135 expat captains, whatever percentage that works out to be. Clearly KAL can use expats on the fleet but, hey! Why not abuse the locals while keeping the expats on the street?! The airplanes keep flying! It's a daily-double for management!