So you would be incorrect in suggesting that other National Carriers don't hire expats.You couldn't be more wrong.They SURVIVE on expats!
Thanks...
Flaperon777, I know what you mean. But just to prove that I also know what I'm talking about
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Lufthansa, Air France - KLM, British Airways, Iberia, Swiss, etc. That's all Airlines which offer lifelong careers in their home countries.
None of them have Expat Captains on special Expat Contracts.
You're talking about stuff like Emirates, Qatar, SIA, Gulf Air, Etihad etc.
It's not the same.
In my Airline we do have some Contractor Copilots in the Regional segment, and boy do we locals like the fact that they earn more then Copis on the mainline... If there are going to be retrenchments in our Airline, they will go first. Anything else would be just gross.
Just my 2 Cents.