The original intention of this post was to highlight the total lack of equal opportunities in Europe at the moment.
You do hear a lot of "foreign" voices on the RT nowadays, Easy XXX, Suckling XXX etc. I wonder how many British voices you hear on KLM XXX, Quantas XXX?
Yeah nice one go-around ... I wondered how long it would be before this discussion about Euro licences degenerated into cheap shots at downunder pilots, and foreigner bashing in general
All those 'foreign' voices you hear on the radio are holders of JAA professional licences. They are in fact just as entitled to work, not only in the UK, but all over Europe, as you are. What happens with regard to licence recognition within the European states affects them just as much as it does you, so get your facts straight.
As it happens, you will in fact have quite a good chance of hearing a British voice on a Qantas flight - most of them are the ones who came rushing down in '89 to fill all the gaps created overnight by the striking pilots in the great dispute. Have a good think about that before you post presumptuous and offensive comments about 'foreigners' in UK aircraft again.