Cause they are smarter than us. Being an airline pilot in Mexico or in the U.K. is still a glamorous thing. We haven't yet grasped the advantages of slick hair and shiny shoes. Or maybe we just have too many pilots in the States fighting for the same jobs. Wait a sec... why are we so un-glamorous? (sarcasm)

 

With the closure of Mexicana (even if temporary) I don't think there will be too many flying jobs in Mexico for a while.

To the gentleman complaining about foreign nationals taking our jobs here, I submit to you that the problem is internal, and that you need to write the administrator and your local congressmen. That being said, how do you feel about expats taking jobs by the hundreds at Emirates, Qatar, Copa, and others? You can't have it both ways, it's one or the other.

 

There are many cargo operators that fly in and out of Mexico in N registared planes. There is a lot of money to be had getting mexican manufactored parts into the states by plane when the assembly plant needs them NOW and the border crossing alone by truck is scheduled to run 3 extra days. I only know of a couple of these opporators however. Anybody got a list?

 

I do agree the problem is internal with my government (USA) I understand we have expats going to the middle east and flying, we also several middle eastern or whatever other countries citizens flying here and I'm cool with that.
My beef is with countries that do not allow US pilots to fly in their country but their citizens can come fly here in the US. IE Mexico. I have no desire to work
down there but we have so many brothers on the street that could be working. As long as we reciprocate it would be fine, but its pretty lopsided right now. Also understand that this problem is not just with our career to an extent
I'm sure it affects everyones.
This problem has been going on for hundreds of years though and I doubt it
Will ever change. I wish we would protect our jobs for our citizens and then when there is a shortage allow others to come in. Especially now the way unemployment is. Rant over

 

Does anyone know of any Mexican airlines that hire Mexican citizens who acquired there citizenship from their parents whom were born in mexico??

 

I think that NAC has a plane based in Texas that is hauling Auto Parts in/out of Mexico. The Gomez brothers also have a DC-6 or DC-7 that they run down that way. There has been talk that we have been considering putting one of our a DC-9s down south to fly parts in/out of Mexico.