Originally Posted by
Rayeli
What about Air France, Transavia, or anything in France?
Transavia is actually looking for experienced 737 captains right now. Check out Parc Aviation. EASA ATPL required. If Ryanair has a base in France, as I mentioned previously they are hiring non-EASA licensed pilots.
For the most part the large, formerly state owned, legacy airlines in Europe (Lufthansa, Air France, KLM, SAS, etc) will only hire nationals, who are under 30, and fluent in the official national language. There are some exceptions to it, but not many. For example for a short while last year Brussels Airlines was hiring directly into the left seat of the A320. But if you do not have an EU/EEA passport and an EASA ATPL, overall it will be very hard to find a job in Europe.