toro

I am moving to Mexico City this coming summer and would like to know if Regional Airliners are hiring there. I have heard that you cannot fly for a Mexican carrier if you are not a Mexican citizen although I have a hard time finding truth to that. I will only have around 300 total hours so I will be very limited in experience but I am bilingual and have extensive experience in other fields. Can anyone help guide me as to what I can expect to find there in terms of securing employment as a pilot as it has been a dream of mine for a very long time. I did have a job offer instructing. Thanks!

capto

I believe Alma is hiring for the crj, you'll need the mexican licence. As for the requirements to obtain the licence I don't know.

toro

Thank you. Any info is appreciated.

asdf

I've heard that Mexico is super paranoid about Americans (or I guess any other nationality) coming over and taking their flying jobs. You have to be a natural born citizen to get a mexican flying license. If you marry a Mexican citizen and get citizenship, thats not good enough, you have to be a natural born citizen.

Lou Reed

I don't know about Mexico but if it's like any other central american airlines you don't necessarily have to be native born, but yes a citizen. Unless they're hurting for pilotos, then they'll be open to hiring foreigners. That's the case with Taca and Copa. Using Copa as an example, they're hiring non-panamainians, if you have jet time. That way their Dept of Labor (or whoever) can work with you on that whole citizenship loophole. On the other hand, Panamanians are getting hired with 300 total. Lucky bastads.....

toro

Appreciate the info. I do have someone there who is going to look into that. Although I am not a Mexican citizen my wife is so hopefully that should help. Seems a little unfair.... we sure have many Mexican Nationals here working so why can't they accept a few American Pilots??

TwinTurboPilot

Which is absolute crap we have several Mexican Nationals flying N registered airplanes in my home town, for alot less money too. Dont even get me going on this subject ive got friends on the street trying to find flying jobs, and they cant. I wouldnt have a problem with it if we could go to Mexico and fly X registred airplanes but thats not the case. FYI im hispanic fluent in spanish have Mexican grandparents and still am not allowed to fly an x registred aircraft. Such BS why does our government allow this?

HercDriver130

Its not just with Mexico that this is a problem..... MANY countries make it extremely difficult to get license and fly commercially in their country.... WE on the other hand as usual dont protect our jobs.... imagine that.