UK Bases
 

I 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!

Do you have the right to live and work in the EU, and your JAA license?

Might I ask why you want to go live there?

Certainly not saying its bad.... I loved it.... just wondering

You don't necessarily need a JAA license to fly out of the UK if the aircraft is not registered in an EASA/JAA country. But right to live and work will be the biggest obstacle.

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

Wow!!! I'm sure there is a point buried in the above paragraph but I damn sure can't figure it out...

Lifter

Also, if you just want to fly UK registered aircraft without having to do the whole JAA conversion, it is possible if the following applies

The UK CAA will issue a licence restricted to G Registered aircraft if you meet the following criteria:

more than 3000 hours total time on aircraft of more than 30,000kg AUW
more than 1500 hours pilot in command on aircraft of more than 30,000kg AUW
type rated on an aircraft of more than 30,000kg AUW
more than 500 hours total time on the aircraft above
able to complete a flight test on the same aircraft (this can be potentially expensive)

Starlifter,

If bigmacdaddy needs a help then why not to help? When ones has friends with airlines at its own London base, he is frustrated about his situation at current. Very often it happens that one is resigning from the airlines because of a heart problems at the beginning. Yes my aunt a wife of a capt said the same. He does not sounds as a person who is looking to make a mess around while being employed within the airlines. I guess my aunt a wife of a capt was right yesterday on a phone, she said you know in Europe other then London base lets say people get bored of daily routines, and are basically looking for funs abroad like having thousands of loverins, are stealing and still think that they shall not be notified. Upon returning to Europe other then London ( it had never happened in London ) they keep again having the same kind of funs through the internet nothing for serious for funs like trying to explore the other country, it had been proved within a criminal department. When it comes to a main point like someone had been notified and a name appears at criminal department at once, then one is thinking about his life really and is being cut off immediately from the "exploration of the world". Then a company get to know that a person is not allowed to come to a country again caused a mess and has no choice as living a person behind for a while.So where is a responsibility?? Yes, really and aunt said so many young people in that area had completed their schools are smart and are out of job, and one person had brought a shame to a company and to others through his exploration of the world with the others if not acted alone. So why not to help someone that sounds normal is having a family and is trying to settle himself out of US? What is a problem to write to a friend to UK my base, I will get more information for him and live a contact on Saturday.

Thanks all, I do not have a JAA, but researching the best place (and least expensive way) to get it. Starting a good job here in the states that will get me the heavy experience to get the CAA UK registered limit license, and am in no rush to leave this good job. I agree with getting a work visa. The UK points system will be an obstacle, but maybe it works better than I'm thinking. This is a long term goal for me, and for the family. Really my wife and I have been enamored with the possibility of living in the UK during our honeymoon years ago (I know, not the typical beach and sunshine, but it was amazing). My big idea and reason for asking with this forum is trying to find out if I can get hired by a US company who will base me in the UK. Not sure if the Cathay, Atlas companies would help sponsor a pilot to get a work visa, or if there is some other conditional permit with their bases, or if you're on your own. Thanks again everybody, Melu, thanks for your willingness to help out and get me in contact with a CP. As we all know it's who you know.

Atlas no longer has a base in London, and I doubt will ever again. With Cathay, aside from HKG they will not get you a work visa in a country you can't already legally work in. So if you are not a citizen of the UK, you can't be based in the UK. I asked the question directly to Cathay about the UK and Aussie.