Rafael 767 Certainly not! But, this should have been then stopped a long time ago. That's why, I asked, do you have a wet lease, dry lease or an ACMI? In any European airline the first thing they will ask is: 1) do you have a JAA licence. 2) Are you a european national Or, do you have a work permit.
By the looks of things you guys fly with a validation to fly Eu registered A/C which has also a time limit. So, if you fly Eu registered A/C you must apply for the JAA licence within a year and a half and pass the relevant exams. It's the same for and EU licence holder and nationals who want to fly in China or else where. He must change over his licence to the local one. It's that simple and is, a way to check and control the diffrent pilots whom apply to foreign airlines. It also makes them legal to fly their A/C. Whether these 2 people that you mentioned and whom, are not favoured by most of the SB pilots it's, really a matter of taking up the situation with the persons whom made out the contract. Make them take up the situation with Smartlynk?