Australian flying in Europe
Hi folks,
Are there any Aussie forum members who have made the switch to flying in Europe? I am currently working for a large Australian airline (with an ATPL) and am I'm interested to know if people have made a similar switch. Would it be reasonable to expect a job with a large carrier in the UK with Australian airline experience? Would the likes of Easyjet/RyanAir/BA/VA look favorably up foreign airline experience or do they prefer to train/recruit their own lower hour pilots?
Also I understand that to transition to an EASA license all 14 ATPL exams must be taken and a flight test. Are there any further hurdles to jump through? Is there any way to get an exemption from the flight test by having a certain amount of hours/experience at an Australia airline?
Thanks