a clear cut company policy, bonds to protect company investment, payback when not fulfilling contractual obligations is partly the key to solving the problem. make it clear the moment they step into company premises... the problem with expat pilots is that they have this "knight-in-shining-armor" syndrome, the savior of the airline. they think they and only they can get things going in any airline. they bully themselves around, ask a lot of unrealistic demands and so on... however, i have to give credit to others who conduct themselves in a professional way... you simply can't get all the good guys in the world... give pre-termination clauses in their contracts for bad behavior, let's see who will toe the line...
