Moving from Europe to the US. Still possible?

[thepotato232]

Actually, most of the recent government activity has been in response to The Colgan Air crash in Buffalo, NY. Legislators are all shouting over each other for changes to rest rules that will be aimed more at inconveniencing commuters than addressing pilot fatigue. There is little hope on our end that they will produce laws that will actually improve the situation.

Oh, and for a laugh, feel free to peruse The Pilot Professionalism Assurance Act, their genius response to the Northwest Airlines aircraft falling out of radio contact for an hour. It should give you an idea of the general aim of future aviation-related legislation.

[Mick16]

It was mentioned earlier, takes a long time to get, but there is no need to have an employer sponsor you. Like you say, SoCal App, an employer is not going to sponsor anyone. Instead, the eligibility would come from having an American child or marrying his girlfriend. Immigration attorneys are best for these things.

[jimmygill]

zumzum, you have a lot of good advice, I can just offer good luck.


Have they also something like Child in the Balloon Hoax Mitigation Act?

[bumba]

Commute with SA

COPA is looking for 737 pilot, maybe you want to check their web-page!
HAPPY NEW YEAR
Copa Airlines-Vuelos directos a Sudamérica, Centro América y el Caribe

[USav8or]

zumzum - lots of doomsday advice for you here. As a European living and working in the US I don't think the economy here is as horrible as some folks want you to think BUT if you're unemployed right now, there are few if any flying jobs available... Recession, remember?

I think Europe tends to trail the US a few years in the economical cycle so I do believe we (the US) will recover sooner and probably stronger than the EU countries will but of course there are no guarantees.

In the long run, I think the enormous strains of the €uro project will catch up with most EU countries in the next 5-10 years and unless the politicians somehow resolve the incredible budget imbalance between the wealthy and the poor EU nations the unemployment in Europe will rise and 5 years from now there might be more flying jobs here in the US than in Europe again...

Then again, what the h... do I know, I'm just an aluminum tube driver...


Zumzum - Your main problem is to decide if you want to give up a pretty good job (from what you described) for the uncertainty of a "girlfriend" - yeah, unless this is a wife-to-be I wouldn't even consider it (however, I'd definitely support the child).

[USav8or]

Mango P - you're using the typical leftist scare mongering. I know my mother waited in line for over a year for a cancer brain surgery in Scandinavia - how's that for your "safety net you took for granted"? ...and this is not a unique occurrence. Don't want to turn this thread into a pro- and anti-america mudslinging party but please stick to what you prefer without belittling what you dislike.

[zumzum]

Hi guys,
thanks for all your precious advices!
Time goes by and the pregnancy is going well...5 months to go now!
The US way is becoming less and less possible. I'm realizing how difficult it can be and I know that there are tons of pilots with thousands of hours on the book desperate for a job.
And then the money! I would need a 130.000USD ( yes, I'm serious) job to, at least, match what I'm making now in Europe.
COPA is a good option but pay is veeery low but thanks! I appreciate your advice!
I'm actually thinking on some contractor jobs in Japan. That might be interesting. But again, a lot to do ( change licences, new TR, new home) for not even being able to stay where I wanna stay...
I think I'll wait for better times!

hugs to all of you!

[pippo.roma]

Do you know if really copa is hiring contract pilots 737 rated ?? any chance to have as base lax for an expat european pilot? thanksss

[MungoP]

Mango P - you're using the typical leftist scare mongering. I know my mother waited in line for over a year for a cancer brain surgery in Scandinavia

That may be... but then again maybe they decided that she could survive that period without excessive deterioration.... I don't know much about Scandinavia.. did she survive OK ? I hope so..
I do know that high costs of health insurance have lead to major problems (including the early death of a friend) here in the US... I'm amazed at the resistance to adoption of a health insurance overhaul ... people here are like turkeys screeching in support of Christmas... So far the Health Insurance industry has spent close to 100 million dollars in advertising to resist a health industry overhaul... they don't do that unless there's much more than that in it for them.

Part of the problem here is that people are living under two misconceptions..
1. That America is the best country in the world.
2. That if it is American it must be the best in the world.
Laughably... the high cost health plans are referred to as 'Cadillac Plans'... nobody here sees the irony... Cadillac = Overpriced, pooly engineered, all flash and chrome with no inner substance.
Michael Moores 'Sicko' should be compulsory viewing for every American.

[USav8or]

I don't check this forum very often...


...That may be... but then again maybe they decided that she could survive that period without excessive deterioration.... I don't know much about Scandinavia...
No it's strictly first come first serve. ...oh and if you're "older" as in not working a younger (more productive) person might bypass you.

...did she survive OK ? I hope so...
Yes and thank you. My sister and my aunt are both nurses - connections helped to "speed up" the process.

...I'm amazed at the resistance to adoption of a health insurance overhaul ... people here are like turkeys screeching in support of Christmas... So far the Health Insurance industry has spent close to 100 million dollars in advertising to resist a health industry overhaul... they don't do that unless there's much more than that in it for them...
I'm not surprised at all, I'm proud of it. Overhaul is not what is currently happening. We shouldn't be turning into Pelosistan but we are...

...Part of the problem here is that people are living under two misconceptions..
1. That America is the best country in the world.
2. That if it is American it must be the best in the world.
Laughably... the high cost health plans are referred to as 'Cadillac Plans'... nobody here sees the irony... Cadillac = Overpriced, pooly engineered, all flash and chrome with no inner substance...
Lot's of rhetoric for sure but it comes from both sides. Overall I think we have it pretty good and simply need to improve our system. Pelosi/Reid/Obama plan is NOT what we need.

...Michael Moores 'Sicko' should be compulsory viewing for every American...
Disagree. Anyone who has watched that Pravda propaganda movie should be sent to Cuba each time they get sick.

Also, Michael Moore and Al Gore should be barred from eating food for at least 3 months to save our earth from global warming.


Just my 1/2 penny which equals 1/4 Obama centavos.

PS. I'm not an Obama hater, I respect him and enjoy his speeches. However my initial belief that he'd be a centrist President has been shattered into tiny, almost invisible pieces.

So let's agree to disagree.