RAY BAN
Britannia did take on 5 Dutch CTC Pilots plus yesterday Air 2000 interviewed 7 CTC Cadets of which only 2 were British, lets hope to god the Brits got a look in.
JAR and the European employment is a great thing but just read any advert for KLM that states you must be fluent in Dutch. I have a friend that has just landed a job with Air France again the only reason he got the job was he had both UK and a French passport. Unfortunately employers are very short sighted in the UK and with no effective union (I am a member of Balpa) continue to employ non-nationals when many many good UK pilots remain unemployed. Easyjet and Go both employed many ex Sabena pilots, do you think these pilots will stay in the UK for long. These non nationals will be seeking employment in their own country and will at very short notice move back to wherever leaving Easyjet or Britannia to pick up the pieces at short notice.
If you are looking for work and find your potential job has been taken by a type rated Croatian then write to your MP or Join Balpa and force them to do something (HUH)
Regards