Originally Posted by
Merle Haggard
Reality check. Your point is not a point. US pilots are hired around the world where there is a shortage of qualified pilots. They are not hired to break the backs of indigenous pilots.
Originally Posted by
dera
This hasn't always been true. Read about the 1989 Australian pilot disputes. They hired a bunch of US pilots to be scabs.
You're talking about one-off corner cases. 99.99% of US pilots hired abroad are hired simply because the local supply does not exist. Arguing otherwise is a red herring (and I'm quite certain uyou already know this).