Sad, so sad it has to be this way. The fact is that all the foreigners in Korean are just as protective of their jobs when the shoe is on the other foot! The ranting Brits, Americans, Canadians, ect. I've seen and heard it all. I do not side with anyone. The reason Korean hires foreign pilots is because there are not enough Koreans. Even the Koreans who wish to train as pilots are made to pay enormous sums of money, with poor chances of joining the airlines. This pprune site is overwhelmingly Western so I am pleased to see others joining in.