Moving from the US to the UK or Sweden
 

Hello, currently I am doing my studies in Phoenix East Aviation in Daytona Beach, FL. Although I know some Aussie pilots in America and they’ve told me the US is the best job market in aviation. Let’s say, I find things getting a bit crazy here and I wanna explore the idea of after I’m done with school I wanna move either to the UK or Sweden and be a professional pilot there. What are the requirements like? Is it a smart idea? How’s the job market? Any advice?

Thanks in advance

Part of being a pilot is making good judgement calls. I would argue this is akin to rejecting a straight in ILS/DME with wind straight down the slot in favour of an offset, timed NDB approach with a quartering tailwind.

You’re going the wrong way. The opportunities in the USA are way more in number and dramatically higher in pay. Europe sucks and you will struggle to get a job here unless you pay huge sums for a type-rating at Wizzair or Ryanair where you will be rewarded with extremely low pay. A vast number of Europeans would give anything at the chance to fly in the USA.

I see, well that’s good to know then! Just things getting crazy here haha. I was curious about what my options could be

I won’t understand this joke till least 6 months from now

There are plenty of opportunities for a pilot in the UK and Europe if you have got the UK licence and passport and an EASA licence and EU passport: ASDA, Sainsbury, Tesco etc are always looking for that skillet. Plus of course Uber...

The Aussie pilots are right. A friend in NetJets America said that they have over 90 aircraft on the way for 2023 and require at least 700 experienced pilots. They are finding it difficult to find as the airlines are hoovering up available pilots. The sim centres are struggling to keep their instructors as the airlines are taking the ones that can still pass a medical.
We're recruiting too, but not at those numbers.

The biggest hurdle for people wanting to shift countries is the right to work/visa. Then the licence conversion.
If I were you, I'd stay in the US, finish off your training with the best scores etc possible and then be prepared to move where ever the work is. Have a mental list of who you'd want to work for and why, check out their bases and requirements and try and match it. :)

Good luck

If you think top end $6000/month take home before expenses, pathetic union agreements if you are lucky to have one, no overtime rates, for a 737 skipper is a good deal, then come right ahead to euro land. That’s what you get when you live in a high tax, high regulation, anti business place like Europe.

I’m considering moving to the states, my wife and I are both professionals and are fed up giving away half of the fruits of our labour. Fed up watching this country go down the drain due to pious self interested leadership at all levels.

Honestly, stay in the US, im in the UK right now looking for my first job (there arent any) and would give anything to go to the US.