Originally Posted by
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Unfortunately/fortunately depending on your view, Brexit has more or less killed this anyway. To be based in Italy, for example, you’d need the right to live and work in Italy. You’d also need an EASA licence.
Ryanair and easyJet were the classic first job but could be sent anywhere jobs. Now it’s still a case of being sent anywhere, but within the UK. So a lot less random in terms of planning your life around the job. Worst case it’s a long drive and you might need to move, no longer the other side of Europe.
As to the mechanics of it, it’s all down to you to cover. No different to living in Spain but getting a job for a UK carrier, you’ve simply got to make sure you get to work on time and without making yourself so tired you end up fatigued.
Longhaul crews often commute from different cities/countries as there’s only 4/5 trips a month so it’s manageable with several days off between each. If you’re Shorthaul though and living more than an hour from the airport you’ll be knackered.
Thank you for the info! This actually sounds a lot more manageable than I was expecting.
As a side question, given this info, would you say it's worth getting an EASA and CAA combined license, or just sticking with CAA? I was planning on going for both however given that I don't have the right to live and work anywhere apart from the UK, maybe just sticking with the UK license would be the best option for now?
Thanks again for the insight!