Originally Posted by
scambo1
Most of the Iranian and Iraqi civil controllers are retired us controllers or patco strike casualties. I've flown them back to the states from Dubai on several occasions. If one is on board, you get to cut that corner in Iraq, pay attention to the depressurization route tho...
Anyway, it will definitely add expense to the company.
The Iranians in the last few years seem to be 100 percent local. The expats seem to be long gone. Iraq has a lot of expats.