Originally Posted by
pandaexpress
Thanks, this is very helpful. I am a student pilot in the US with HK dual citizenship and ultimately want to become an airline pilot in the US but I'm not too interested in instructing my way to 1500 and thus exploring my options. How likely are SO hours recognized in the US especially by the regional carriers?
Is Cathay even planning on hiring DESO's again? Last I heard, that ship has sailed and they're now filling those ranks exclusively with local cadets. i.e. your only option as someone who's trained elsewhere is to join as a DEFO. The experience you need to be a DEFO would be pretty competitive for US majors or at least the regionals, no? Not sure I'd walk away from that to go to CX.