Arrrghhh (FAA to JAA)
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agreed that the FAA written exams are easier. BUT all is laid bare in the oral exams you get before you step into the aircraft for the check ride.. You can learn the answers to written questions; but for the oral you need to really know the material as the examiner will dig to see that you do..
Join Date: Dec 2006
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Believe it or not, simply having the legal right to work in the EU is not good enough. Although 60 percent of airlines/companies will accept the legal right to work (EU green card). It depends on the company. Not that they are hiring, but check out NetJets Europe. They wont look at you without an EU passport. One of two things: Either the HR guru (who is not a pilot) put that in the requirements without fully thinking it through or the HR guru put it into the requiremnets with fully thinking it through (protectionism). With the latter, the company can also play the "what if we get a route to Havana and Tehran" card. What will you do now. In the immortal words of Full Metal Jacket, "Awww gooe home Yankeeee boy, weeedont waaaant u heeere."
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I know easyJet do take people without a European passport but you do need a visa of some sorts.
NJE was briefly mentioned. Yes they do require a European Union, Swiss or Norwegian/Danish/Swedish passport. Given that there's usually only one person trying to sort out all the visas, permits and other such issues for about 700-1,000 people perhaps they thought it was easier all round.
NJE was briefly mentioned. Yes they do require a European Union, Swiss or Norwegian/Danish/Swedish passport. Given that there's usually only one person trying to sort out all the visas, permits and other such issues for about 700-1,000 people perhaps they thought it was easier all round.
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True and very factual indeed.
US side: one need a green card in order to live and work as a pilot since employer-sponsored visas for pilots are pretty much unheard of for obvious reasons. However, although this is legally wrong, some operators will not hire you if you do not hold a US passport. They will not tell you this is the reason why they did not hire you but that is a well known fact. Been there, done that. A reason often provided, off the record of course, is the additional extra work needed from a logistical standpoint in order to obtain crew visas for international trips. So they say
EU side: I guess the reasoning is likely to be the same
US side: one need a green card in order to live and work as a pilot since employer-sponsored visas for pilots are pretty much unheard of for obvious reasons. However, although this is legally wrong, some operators will not hire you if you do not hold a US passport. They will not tell you this is the reason why they did not hire you but that is a well known fact. Been there, done that. A reason often provided, off the record of course, is the additional extra work needed from a logistical standpoint in order to obtain crew visas for international trips. So they say
EU side: I guess the reasoning is likely to be the same
