Hey everyone!
This is my first post on the forum so please feel free to correct me in anything!
I eventually plan to become an airline pilot and was curious as to whether or not American pilots could be stationed in Germany? Or even if there was a way to fly for a European company? My wife is German and I have been looking into ways to mediate between being a pilot and allowing her to be close to home. In a year I'll be exiting the Army and have been looking into all options. Any help will be greatly appreciated and I'm sure I'll have more questions to come!
Devin Adams
This is my first post on the forum so please feel free to correct me in anything!
I eventually plan to become an airline pilot and was curious as to whether or not American pilots could be stationed in Germany? Or even if there was a way to fly for a European company? My wife is German and I have been looking into ways to mediate between being a pilot and allowing her to be close to home. In a year I'll be exiting the Army and have been looking into all options. Any help will be greatly appreciated and I'm sure I'll have more questions to come!
Devin Adams
I actually looked into this. My wife loves Amsterdam and wants to move there.
From the research I did the Euro carriers like their own citizens and get them into programs when they are in their early 20s to train to become pilots. They send a lot to Arizona to be trained at schools they own or are heavily invested in there.
Working for a US carrier and living in Europe definitely will not happen until you have crazy seniority and can land a wide body international route to Germany. And you will probably still be based stateside so you will be commuting international, which is possible, but not easy.
But if you find a way to do it let me know
From the research I did the Euro carriers like their own citizens and get them into programs when they are in their early 20s to train to become pilots. They send a lot to Arizona to be trained at schools they own or are heavily invested in there.
Working for a US carrier and living in Europe definitely will not happen until you have crazy seniority and can land a wide body international route to Germany. And you will probably still be based stateside so you will be commuting international, which is possible, but not easy.
But if you find a way to do it let me know
I've known plenty of folks who are based on the east coast and commute from Europe... Even FAs.
So it can be done.
So it can be done.
