Originally Posted by
FlightDetent
Unless a very large chunks of the airline itself are based on English language, it might even be borderline illegal to employ a non-native speaking foreigner. Think Security compliance for instance.
Most airlines have manuals in English, checklists in English, cockpit placards in English, callouts in English, R/T is in English, yet... you need to be native in [insert language of choice].
I am very interested in how you can't be compliant with security procedures unless you speak a non-English language.