SBF
Dont worry what 27/09 says.
He is prob an Air NZ pilot trying to justify his place in the company. Probably joined at 22 and now at 55 still awaiting an upgrade. Let him be mate.
Like you said you are now working for a better company than Eagle and you are correct.........anywhere is better.
You views on experience do count. I would rather employ you with no NZ experience than an NZ pilot who has 1000 hours of teaching CPL's. This is where exeprience does count and that should not be looked past and someday it will bite some company in the arse.
I sure as hell hope that no Kiwi pilot expects a DEC in another country when we cant get it in theirs!! Discrimination comes to mind.
Laters