Originally Posted by
Aflores
So, I was wondering, would I be able to work for an airline such as Air France?
You would need right-to-work in the EU just to be eligible. Once you have that, actually getting hired by a particular European carrier might or might not be particularly difficult. You may need to have family connections going back hundreds of years or something like that.
Originally Posted by
Aflores
Would it be a... not so wise career move to fly in an other country?
It might be better than the US in some ways...it probably couldn't be any worse...
Originally Posted by
Aflores
Is pay better in other country's?
All airline pay rates can be found on the internet, check it out.
Captain and First Officer pay scales start at year one. Be aware that in the US, a ten-year FO who upgrades to CA gets paid at the ten-year CA rate. In most foreign airlines a ten-year FO who upgrades starts all over and gets paid as a one-year CA.
Also EU income taxes will be MUCH higher than in the US...maybe up to 60% compared to 30% here.
Originally Posted by
Aflores
Would I have to do flight training in THAT SPECIFIC country? Thanks in advance for your help!
Sort of. You would need JAA licenses for any EU airline. These are harder to earn (and more expensive than the FAA licenses you need for US airlines).
You can get JAA airlines in any EU country, but you can also get them (much cheaper) at a number of US flight schools. If you really think you can get EU right-to-work I would do your training in the US at a school which does both FAA and JAA licenses. Get them both, that way your bases are covered.
But figure out the right-to-work thing before you blow money on JA certs.