Euro to JAA licence

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I am curious. If you have a European licence from a member of the EU will it automatically convert to the new JAA licence? I have two friends one has a German licence and the other an Austrian (both Commercials with co-pilot privaledges, I think)--will they get JAA licences?

[mutt]

It depends on the amount of experience that they have. 500 Multi Crew Hours and they should be able to swop, anything below this and they will have to do the exams.

Mutt