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There's a touch of self-righteousness to some of the posts on here, including the one above this one.
Would you like to elaborate on how many British or Irish pilots work for KLM?
Many of us would love to, but there's a slim chance of it happening. Why?
And with regards to the UAE, I don't quite understand your logic. The airlines there could easily insist on English and Arabic, but they know it would be a barrier to many applicants.
That is exactly why that principle IS used by the European airlines, to favour their nationals.
I repeat what I said though, British airlines really should start doing the same and favouring British pilots and should NOT employ foreigners until the balance is redressed.