I'm aware of who is issuing this "temporary" visa instead of raising compensation to attract and retain US workers at these US airlines operating US registered aircraft (and in our case, for the US Government..). The question isn't who is doing what, the question is why are you OK with it? Would you be ok with opening hiring to EU Nationals too, making our chief recruiting competitor CargoLux? Every single foreign national we sponsor and hire lowers our chance at a better compensation package. Thats just a FACT. We should only be hiring US Citizens and legal permanent residents -- Just like every other major US airline.

Are Australian pilots less qualified than US Pilots? Absolutely not. Are they great people who I enjoy hanging out with? Absolutely. Will they work for less money than a US pilot? Yes.

Does every single Aussie we hire undermine our labor group? ABSOLUTELY.

This has turned from an occasional Australian who wants to work for Atlas to the company's chief recruiting tool. The roadshows in Australia are just a step too far. Every other question on any Atlas related board are about the E3 visa. New hire classes are 20+% foreign worker. It's ridiculous.