Originally Posted by
flyerfly
Would someone please educate me as to why people with foreign citizenship and passports are able to work for airlines based in the United States when in many countries in Europe and elsewhere it is impossible to get a job without citizenship? Why are foreign pilots getting jobs in the United States while my U.S. born brothers and sisters are furloughed and on the streets. It's not a race debate, its an ethics debate. I'm not trying to be a bigot, but I am trying to understand......
sighs....I don't blame you for being so uninformed because everyone seems to think the same. It's no different in Europe than it is here. If you have a green card (permanent resident) for that country, you can work for the airline. Lufthansa, for example, requires permanent residency (NOT citizenship) and fluency in German. It's the same here in the US. If you have a green card and can speak English, you can fly for the airlines.
edit: reference page 2...
http://www.be-lufthansa.com/fileadmi...LH_E_Pilot.pdf