J.O. I couldn't agree with you more.
777 I understand what you mean when it comes to supplementing countries with pilots when their own infrastructure doesn't support it. I've been contracting for a looong time and have been on both sides of the coin. I've been part of the regulatory body that had to decide whether to allow foreign pilots, and I've been a pilot with companies that employ foreigners in Canada. Not to mention I've also been a pilot on this reciprocal agreement in Canada from the point of view as a UK licenced pilot and a Canadian. I have over 5000 hours 737CL and NG time and applied twice to Canjet and heard nothing. Do I feel slighted that they have German pilots operating here....not at all. Am I upset that Sunwing have foreigners working here? No not at all. Aviation is global, it is no place to be a xenophobe.