How has foreign pilots effected the issue? In the early 90’s I was told by a Mexican Corporate pilot I knew that a small regional airline in Michoacán Mexico needed pilots and since I wanted to travel Mexico, he suggested that I work for them and live down there for awhile. I traveled to Michoacán and inquired about the possibilities of working for them and they informed me I needed to be born in Mexico to be employed as a pilot for an airline in Mexico. In the mid 90’s in California, I wanted to get my CFI and do some instructing at the local airport by my house. At the time they had mainly foreigners there and most of them were from the UK. Most of the other airports in the area were primarily instructing Japanese students so this seemed like the best option. I was trying to get some signal that they would be willing to hire me once I got my CFI and but I found out from one of the instructors that they had some sort of contract to instruct and employ and certain amount of students per year and that they were behind, so my employment would be likely right away. I was also told they were to get the hours needed and return to the UK, but almost all of the ones I knew married American women, got Work permits once the student visas expired, and eventually entered the Regional’s. However, on the other hand I’ve been told there’s not too many foreigners employed by the regionals. If there was a influx of foreigners into the regional market, that would keep the wages down. But if foreigners have entered the market, is there just too many pilots for the jobs out there?
What is the actual catalyst to the supply and demand problem? I wish I could have worked in Mexico, but I also, wonder if most countries are like that.