Originally Posted by
BoilerUP
I think what he's saying is there is a shortage of foreigners qualified to be US airline pilots, as demonstrated by the large amount of pilot talent (from the US and other western countries) recruited to fly for airlines in the Middle East, Asia, South America, Africa, etc.
Where will the cheap pilot labor come from, when those countries cannot even staff their own flag airlines?
Precisely. In general, there do seem to be plenty of foreigners willing to work "American" jobs for less. The IT field and manufacturing come to mind. But I don't believe that's true for pilots, at least right now. Why else do Emirates, Qatar, ANA, and a host of Chinese and other southeast Asian carriers keep showing up at job fairs in the US?