Originally Posted by
stratofactor
Unless things have changed in the last year, you cannot get your FAA license converted to Thai CPL. As an expat, once you have a flying job in Thailand you can get a Thai Validation that allows you to operate a Thai registered aircraft with your FAA license. The airline you work for will take care of this process.
I am pretty sure to get a Thai CPL you would have to go through a CPL ground school and flight course in Thailand.
Thai Airways DOES NOT hire expats. Never heard of an expat getting on at NOK or Bangkok Airways. Back in the day, Orient Thai required a type and 500 hours in the aircraft. Sorry, I don’t have much information on Thai Air Asia. Good Luck!
In the early to mid-90s Thai had some expat captains on the MD-11.
Nok has just recently hired some expats after their troubles with the regulator.
Typhoonpilot