Hi Kanga, we have swapped threads on this before, seems you are getting desperate to get away. I have been doing recruitment for the past year and it boils down to the aircraft types guys have, as to the real shortage.
For you with 737/767 your options are a bit more limited. Gulf Air/GAMCO might want you for your 767. RBA in Brunei are usually looking for 767 guys, in fact a mate of mine has just joined them, so they must be actively looking now. AWAS/Vietnam Al are normally looking 767 guys too.
The 737 is more limited these days as the A320 family becomes more popular in the asia region.
Europe a bit different, but as an antipodean you can have the work permit/right to work problem. Soon enough there will be a lot of jar66 european engineers on the contractors circuit too.
Here in S'pore 747-400 guys are tough to find as are 777 guys, for SIA naturally, then again SIA pay crap and have Pw4000s on their 744s which few operators have.
Aren't the big kangaroo airlines going for an airbus fleet? worth hanging on for a course ?
Good luck
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[This message has been edited by Jango (edited 15 February 2001).]