Originally Posted by
captjns
Simple solution. Repeal the knee jerk reaction to the COLGAN AIR 3407 crash, CFR 121.436. Expatted from Europe to Asia for some 15 years. It worked here when all that was required was Commercial Multi Instrument rating to occupy the right seat of an airliner. Like the rest of the world, allow for the issuance of the R-ATPL.
They gave a R-ATP. It really isn't too much to ask to have 1-2 years of aviation experience before you get into the right seat of a jet