View Poll Results: Are you willing to go overseas?
Yes, right this minute!
7
5.30%
No, not ever
25
18.94%
Yes, if the conditions are right
54
40.91%
Maybe, depends on my spouse
21
15.91%
No, living in parents' basement is free
3
2.27%
Yes, but only for a finite period
10
7.58%
No, food stamps is enough for me to make it here
0
0%
Yes, if I can be a 777 Captain right away
7
5.30%
I don't know, never thought about it that way
1
0.76%
Other
4
3.03%
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05-20-2014 | 10:59 PM
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From: DHC-8 Captain
I trained a lot of European pilots back when I was a CFI and several of them now have airline pilot jobs. I can tell you this: most of them are looking to come back to the USA and work here. The pay is better, but the job security is not. The airline flying that is done in Europe is contract based. Meaning you sign a piece of paper that says you have a job for X amount of months and then its up to the company to decide if you can stay or not. Only ONE of the guys I know was offered an additional contract after the first 18 months. The others go through weeks/months without an interview after their contracts have expired. Its though being an airline pilot over there to start, but if you can fight your way through the brush it seems like it really pays off in the long run.
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