On top of that European Company’s making big bucks with student pilots; they charge up to and more than 100’000 Euros for training and after that they put them in the right seat of an A320/B737 with a total flight experience of about 300h for a B-scale salary.
It’s pure BS. If it was a safety issue no US carrier would be allowed to operate in European airspace. Next thing they ask tourists to get a European driver’s license before they can rent a car.
I am also one of the guys who would have never been able to fly if it wasn’t for the USA. I am very grateful for that and I’m sick and tired of Europe. Unfortunately I am not welcome to life in the US.
The next question is about currency; does an EU pilot who is operating an N reg aircraft with an EASA license has to stay current under FAA (2 profchecks)?