Can you share your experience? What positions etc.
Well, on a very high level there are two possibilities:
L1 Visa - Company Transfer:
- In this case, your own company will transfer you to the USA.
- As airlines usually are globally operating, there might be opportunities for this on several levels. Most of them will be managerial positions, however, they can be definitely related to ops. Cargo managers, station managers, head of sales regions etc. are typical in my opinion. Of course this can vary and even for an L1 a company needs to go through administrative processes which can be costly, meaning they will not send someone over without specific benefits for the company.
H1B / EB-2 Visa (or similar) for skilled workers
- In this cased you would be hired directly in the US.
- Bachelors degree in a relevant field is a minimum, Masters is better and will have better chances of being approved.
- Typically chances are quite good for jobs in a STEM field.
What does this mean?
- I have seen quite some people from my airline transferred to the US to take up duties there.
- There are definitely people with European degrees etc. being hired from US companies for positions in the US (Boeing, UA, DL, ...)
- You will have good chances if you can combine airline industry knowledge and experience (which is quite specific) with a technology and management background.