Originally Posted by
mngmt mole
Interesting factoid: the US airline industry is quietly lobbying the US Gov to allow the employment of foreign pilots, as there is no where near enough pilots available domestically to cater to the growing demand for both growth and retirement requirements.
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Not disputing your comment but I'd like to see the information upon which you know the lobbying is taking place. A few regionals here are taking Aussies under the E-3 visa applicable only to Aussies (as discussed elsewhere). IIUC, this visa class was in place long ago and merely used lately to get a few expats into the regional segment of the US airline biz...and probably isn't the mechanism to which you refer. I'd love to see the source of your information.