Originally Posted by rickair7777

1. Obviously you will need the right to work in whatever country the airline in question is based. As far as legal requirements, that should be enough. But be aware that actually getting an airline job can be very difficult, usually based on some combination of your school performance, flight experience, and who you know.

2. Europe (including UK) uses JAA standardized licensing, so you would need JAA licenses. For the US, you would need FAA licenses. Other countries have their own licensing system, but many will accapt JAA or FAA.

3. Most airlines which require JAA would require you to have a frozen ATPL. This means you have a CPL and have taken all the tests and checkrides for an ATPL, but do have enough flight time yet. Once you get the flight time, your frozen ATPL becomes an normal ATPL. US regional airlines require a CPL, US major airlines require a US ATP. Most US majors require far more experience, like 5000 hours, or military flight experience.

4. Non-US airlines will look very closely at your school record, and may have GPA requirements. US airlines, not so much.

Most of the people here on APC are americans, for better advice on europe and asia, check our pprune.org.