Originally Posted by
FlyTCI
No doubt, hence my comment about it being below the going rate in the US. However, no majors are offering Ozzies (or anyone else) assistance getting the E3 visa, at least not yet. My feeling is that Vista will lose these pilots as soon as they can move on to greener pastures, but that may even be part of the plan as long as it keeps the turbines spinning with enough pilots in their seats.
Yes, this may work for a charter outfit, such a HastaLaVistaJet, but not the likes of NetJets US which seems to be loosing a lot of experienced pilots, being replaced with new faces and less experienced pilots (lower entry requirements than the past!).