Commuting from overseas
 

I scrolled through a couple of pages of threads to see if this has been discussed, but I didn't see anything so I'm going to go ahead and ask the question.

Does anyone have experience living overseas (Europe, or otherwise) and commuting to the US to work?

If so, what has your experience been?

What pitfalls did you run into?

Are you still doing it?



Thanks to anyone who has experience with this.

The following is for working for a US "airline"... I have no idea about places like Emirates, Qatar, Cathay, Korean, etc.; they used to be considered "the best" for international commuters but I never bought the hype and stuck to ACMIs.

To wit, your best bets are with ACMIs (Atlas, Kalitta, Lynden*, Omni, Western Global, etc.) -or- similar types of flying that involves long "rotations". I've heard of it done at other airlines (DAL, UAL, & SWA) "with seniority", but not from day 1 and not with a measurable level of stability and consistency.

You need to "work" with scheduling and be willing to give up "which" days off you get in the interest of the quantity you get in a row to minimize commuting - otherwise the whole proposition becomes a bit ludicrous since you can sometimes be talking about 20 hours commutes (and who wants to do that twice a week?).

Several folks I know (as well as myself) have whittled our commutes down to 5 "out" and 5 "in" trips per year (month on month off schedules and using vacation). We're all at ACMIs and live in Southeast Asia, Europe, and Brazil.

*Would probably hire any C130 guy on the spot since all they have is Herks.

This is great information! Thank you for sharing!

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I'm retired from UAL and over the years knew many guys who commuted from Europe and points beyond. Some from as far afield as Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and various points in Asia. It can be done but is not for the faint of heart!

Seems legit.

Go to Delta. Get into a base/seat where you can drop trips and make yourself a good schedule to commute.

Go to Fedex, get the Cologne base

Cologne is beautiful! I took a road trip up there last October. I did notice that FedEx has a base there. That would be a great option some day if everything works out.

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Keep in mind that if US based you will have to pay US taxes. How taxes are handled where you live would vary by country.

If you live abroad you get to pay both US taxes and taxes where you live. Uncle Sam allows at least some credit depending on the details. Cologne base is limited to a few years, then you have to rotate out for a period of time.

That largely comes down to the requirements of the "host" country and (more specifically) what type of status you maintain there. On the plus side at least you're not in 'murica so it can be a price worth paying in many situations.

I flew with one guy on the 777 in LAX who commuted in from the southwest area of France. He was super senior and ran in to many issues flying a full schedule and making the commute work.

Fedex guy here. It's not Europe but I commute from Central America and it is a non issue. I'm about 50% in my seat and usually fly out of Miami, Paris, or Newark. Highly recommend Fedex for commuting options but in your case would just go to Cologne base. Good luck.

Good to know, thank you! When did you fly Herks?

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