Originally Posted by MeLu

have been looking at UK based airlines for a while now and know Cathay has a UK base, but am putting my neck out a bit to see if some of you can help me out in my search. Are there any US sked/charter/cargo companies who have bases in the UK? Or are there any foreign companies who hire us pilots who also have UK bases? Trying to steer my career towards living in the UK. Kinda dreamy, but might as well see what is possible. Thanks to those who reply!

Sounds as you are honest in working in UK. I can live you the contacts to CP got the friends out there, and if needed to my step capt brother. What you would need to do at current is convert your license that is for sure, or probably you would need to take additional courses. When you convert your license maybe you would need to take some additional course that is for sure. Of course as well no crime report in any of the countries you went to.This is the most important point, just spoke today on a telephone with my aunt a wife of a capt and she said you know Melu, if there was written complain by a gvt indicating certain facts of a person, then airlines may ask a person to live a cockpit for a while. Because the airlines at a time of a crisis shall not deal with such a behaviour while others need a job. So this is important point. I can write to my friends because London is my base. Yes, you are right UK base is the best one. I fly helicopters occasionally, not because I am " stupid" with a career is because I have a weaker heart and despite of all efforts I can receive such a sudden as mum said " nervous attacks" like being closed shut for the hours due to a fact of a weaker heart, I did not know about it. I write in a teenager way when I am away from Europe. Melu