Originally Posted by
The Dominican
Try not to paint with a broad brush.......!
I won't speak about the ME but Asia is pretty big and it contains many countries and many companies...
At my gig, we adopted the new rest rules over a year before it was adopted in the USA. We adopted those rules regardless of you flying cargo or passengers (not even done in the US) our ULH rules are better than what the majors in the US are using at the moment.
I have many friends flying ULH in China at the moment and their work rules are actually pretty good...!
There is indeed a great need for pilots out here because of the growth but training is very comprehensive...., it takes years for one of these cadets to join the line, I don't agree with mixing the standards in India or Indonesia with the standards in China or Japan just because they are in Asia.
Third world pilots???? The majority of pilots flying the expat market in Asia today are from Oceania, The EU and the USA....????
What on earth are you talking about?
Ok true take japan lut of that block but in my neck of the woods indian, south african, and random ex ussr pssports are the new prevelace as the labor is cheaper. Yes the older folks are typically good but many of the new cadets or direct entry folks ive been flying with come from the third world.