The Irish invite US pilots to work in Europe...

[captjns]

Originally Posted by MOR

Anyone with a BAe 146/AVRO RJ rating has probably had a phone call by now, from some agency or other recruiting for Cityjet. This due to Cityjet acquiring 17 or so RJs from Mesaba in the USA.

Apparently the Irish CAA has now decided that it is perfectly OK to allow the Mesaba crews to follow their aircraft to Ireland and fly around Europe, under what is little more than a flag of convenience.

Naturally, Irish (or European) pilots would never be allowed reciprocal rights.

I see this as a dangerous precedent, particularly as the US is so agressively protectionist.

Discuss...

Check your history. Because the cost of training in Europe was more expensive in Europe, pilots came to the US for advance pilot... and they still do. Pilots obtain their JAA and FAA certificates under parallel courses without duplicative check rides for each rating.

In the past and currently, pilots from all over Europe come to Florida to train with airline sponsored flight schools Gulfstream Academy, Comair Academy, and Flight Safety. Pilots train in Arizona with Mesa Flight School. After training these pilots have secured with US regional carriers such as American Eagle, Continental Express, Mesa Airlines, ASA… to name a few. Some have gone onto the majors such as American, Continental, and United… again to name a few.

While European pilots were displacing US pilots from said jobs, it was next to impossible for a US pilot to get a job in Europe.

Besides, why would you want to get a job flying the same equipment for half the pay?

So in the long run fair is fair… wouldn’t you agree?