The Dominican

Good luck........!

Milksheikh

I don't think it is as much of an anomaly as it appears to be simply due to sheer numbers. Brazil is the 5th most populous country on the planet. They have almost double the population of Argentina, Colombia, and Venezuela combined. I just have a hard time seeing pilots wanting to come fly overseas for 2nd rate jobs (ie not China Japan or S. Korea) especially when there will be plenty of opportunities coming up in their own continent as The Dominican says. Seems you would be hard pressed to find the kind of numbers of pilots to make it worthwhile.

Trojan65

Yes the population etc does influence , nearly 50 mill in Colombia & they seem to have a lot of aircraft there , bit of a mess is Venezuela - so folks might want to leave there

I think the expat market etc , well I think it is horses for courses , for some the KAL/JA monthly commute works , personally I wouldn't want to do two 12 hour flights monthly to get home , & I also wouldn't want to live in "expat" pilot college dorm type setup , which I think they do in Eva , K/J

I would want to live in country full time

People are saying the SEA $12K is "second rate" or mediocre , not sure K/J pay a whole lot more(if any) & thought EVA were less . Lots of Aussies , Brits & yes even North Americans in these SEA jobs & perfectly content (OK I have to apologise for them , likely my countrymen will moan & complain a bit - I know what they are like). So they aren't just solely for people from more developing countries.

Let's remember it would put you in the top 5% of US earners, & would actually be about the same as Qantas short haul rates in Aust (likely higher)

Sure ME3 pay more & education allowances but it is kind of hot there & not for everyone. Large dollars in China but larger cultural gap to get over & not everyone can/want to that

Anyone got any guesstimates on ball park Capt figures in SA countries ?

awax

Thank you for the consideration but how do say in Spanish; "No Bucks, no Buck Rogers"?

Trojan65

AWAX ok thinking you are still in USAF , perhaps thinking about jumping out but not really sure , there are two different paths here

1. B league , the also rans , wannabe majors , b league WB freight , oh & lets not forget "the regionals" - what a joyous next 25 years you will have

2. The path to enlightenment - yes proceed direct to "A league", & this will mean different things depending on where you & family are at , & what you want to do . This could mean an OS commuter , this could mean an OS fixed base in Asia or ME . Or it could mean a NA major either pax or freight, the choices are endless & there are many things to consider. Does someone chase the generous education allowances of the ME3 (& they change all the time) , or is it wiser to "suck it up" at a more arduous LCC who has greater speed to LHS

Yes I can take you on the path to enlightenment & your career earnings will be 5 mill more & I can say this with confidence because I have done it 100 times before

I guess I am just doing this gratis am I ?

Typhoonpilot

Varig went out of business putting a lot of them on the street.

They also are known for lying about their flight time to get jobs overseas. Just sayin

When Varig went out of business a bunch of them in their early 40s showed up with the magical 3000 hours PIC in the MD-11 to take DEC jobs on the B777. Things that make you go "hmmmm".

To be a fair another big group showed up as F.O.s and did a pretty good job on average, upgrading when the proper time came.

SEPfield

Why do I feel like this guy has a windowless van full of candy?

2StgTurbine

His name is Trojan

The Dominican

Definitely.....! The troll flag came up after just a few posts....!

Trojan65

Not a troll

Some serious posts & a joke or two, relax