Eljeke,

You are not making a fare comparison because there is a quite big difference between foreigners that currently work in Europe and overseas citizens that pursue a job in Peru as pilots:

Foreign pilots in Europe must have the legal right to work in the EU (should be a legal resident) and the airline company does not sponsor this process. By the other way, expat pilots intending to work in Peru or in some countries in Latin America, do not have the legal right (they are not legal residents) neither are required to posses it in order to work there, and most of the time the company sponsor them with the visa in detriment of local pilots.

Question is: Would European pilots agree that foreign pilots were allowed to work in EU not having the right to work in the continent?

Chileno777,

I think is a totally fair comparison, that is why I expressed what I really think.

Most of the airlines does not help to get "work" permits, I went to an interview with AIRES (LAN Colombia), passed the interview, they told me as soon as I am able to get the "work permit" somehow to give them a call.

If a Chilean want to work in Iberia, I am going to explain you the process.... First get your JAA tickets, then get married with a Spanish girl and then apply to the airline that you wish to work.

In order to work in LAN and anywhere in South America you need a work permit otherwise the airline will not hire you,.... another different story is corporate, I know there are pilots working with Tourist visa, but that happen EVERYWHERE.

The answer to your question is NO, European pilots will not allow anybody without a work permit to work in Europe, the same applies to Chileans, Peruvians, Americans, etc...

By the way I am heading back to Africa next month, let me know where you are and we can talk about this over some beers!!!

Cheers!!!

Eljeke,

Sent u a PM. :ok:


cheers

No serious company
 

Forget it guys!!, It´s not a serious company.
I have some spanish friends waiting since one year ago.
LAN sent them a "wellcome letter"one year ago after they passed all the assesmet process, even they were instructed to contact with Chilean aviation in order to start with their licence conversion..., in fact some of them left their jobs due to the imminent company admission!!!, and after that the company dissapeared!!. No explanations, no news.... unanswered mails!!. No comments.

@ themagicman00: of course you will get an interview.
They are eager to get experienced guys. Many FAPs inside LAN Peru.

Most of the new F/Os are completellly unexperienced, mostly because the do not find experienced people.

Try it!

Found out today that the LAN peru pilots union has banned all foreign pilot hiring. Only peruvian pilots will be hired.

Don't feel bad. I am a peruvian citizen, FAA and DGAC License with over 2000 hours and still did not even interview...it matters who you know too.

Does not say anything about nationality requirements:

Convocatoria LAN Colombia | Transponder 1200

I always thought colombian airlines required colombian passport.

hahaha
 

MUY BUENO !!!!

Its not the unios or pilots preference
 

To N1 who wrote about Mexican pilots do not allow foreigners to work in Mexico
N1 sorry but it is written on the Mexican constitution.
To change that would require more than political will.