Flying for an international airline?

[CameronW]

I apologize in advance if this is a dumb question.

I've heard of pilots from the US flying for airlines overseas. Do our FAA ratings transfer (ICAO regulation maybe?) directly to other countries? I assume it varies by country... Just curious. I've always wondered how this works.

 

[aussiefly]

Well I can only speak of coming from Australia. But our CASA licenses transfer directly to the FAA equivalent. Basically it takes about 90 days due to the fact that the FAA must write CASA and request a copy of the airman file etc.

Also, your ratings must match up TT wise to the american equivalent. You would also need to resit the theory exams.

Other than that its a fairly straight forward process but it takes a while to get it done. Thats for US to Aus and vice versa.

Hope that helps
cheers

 

[CameronW]

Well I can only speak of coming from Australia. But our CASA licenses transfer directly to the FAA equivalent. Basically it takes about 90 days due to the fact that the FAA must write CASA and request a copy of the airman file etc.

Also, your ratings must match up TT wise to the american equivalent. You would also need to resit the theory exams.

Other than that its a fairly straight forward process but it takes a while to get it done. Thats for US to Aus and vice versa.

Hope that helps
cheers

Perfect- it just happens to be Australia that I'm interested in. My wife's company has offices in Sydney, and she's been presented the option of transferring there in a couple years. We'd love to do it, but if we do, I really want to be able to work while we're there!

 

[aussiefly]

Hey Cameron,

Awesome, You will like aus for a change of pace Just dont take life to seriously out here and you will fit right in

Anyway, feel free to email me at [email protected] if youve got any questions at all. I'd be more than happy to help you out anway I can.

Cheers mate.

 

[24 carat]

Dunno about Australia, but the fact that it is easy to transfer licences one way does not make it easy perse to do the opposite.

I believe transfering a Euro licence to a FAA one is not too much hassle, but doing it the other way around is a major hassle. Suggest it might be the same for Australia, better check before you commit yourself.

And, oh, then there is the issue of work permit etc. This can be an even harder nut to crack...

If you are really interested you should look at the furloughed forum where such things are discussed in a current thred.

 

[CameronW]

Hey Cameron,

Awesome, You will like aus for a change of pace Just dont take life to seriously out here and you will fit right in

Anyway, feel free to email me at [email protected] if youve got any questions at all. I'd be more than happy to help you out anway I can.

Cheers mate.

I've been taking life seriously enough in the US Air Force. I'm more than ready for a change of pace. I'll definitely hit you up on e-mail.

Thanks!

 

[CameronW]

Dunno about Australia, but the fact that it is easy to transfer licences one way does not make it easy perse to do the opposite.

I believe transfering a Euro licence to a FAA one is not too much hassle, but doing it the other way around is a major hassle. Suggest it might be the same for Australia, better check before you commit yourself.

And, oh, then there is the issue of work permit etc. This can be an even harder nut to crack...

If you are really interested you should look at the furloughed forum where such things are discussed in a current thred.

I definitely plan on looking into all of that. I'm not committing to anything at the moment- heck, I don't even know if I'll get out of the Air Force. That decision is going to be based on the job market 2 years from now, and whether I like what I'm doing in the military!

Right now I'm exploring possibilities and trying to figure out which potential options are viable.

Thanks!

 

[legalalien]

CameronW,

I would check into that. Easy transfer usually only applies to Private pilots licenses. When you are talking about Commercial and ATP you normally have to do all of the exams and flight tests. That applies for Europeans coming to the USA (I know I am one) as well as Americans going to Europe. It seems harder for Americans because the European ATP exams are much harder. Not the flight tests just the writtens (14 in the UK).

If you have a lot of command time in an aircraft over 20000kgs, in overseas ops, then the UK does allow just the flight tests and I think 2 exams. It is probably very similar going to Australia.

I suggest looking at www.pprune.org It has a lot more info on Australia. I think it is in the Dunnunda and Godzone forums (Australia and NZ) They should be able to answer all of you questions.

Legal Alien

 

[CameronW]

CameronW,

I would check into that. Easy transfer usually only applies to Private pilots licenses. When you are talking about Commercial and ATP you normally have to do all of the exams and flight tests. That applies for Europeans coming to the USA (I know I am one) as well as Americans going to Europe. It seems harder for Americans because the European ATP exams are much harder. Not the flight tests just the writtens (14 in the UK).

If you have a lot of command time in an aircraft over 20000kgs, in overseas ops, then the UK does allow just the flight tests and I think 2 exams. It is probably very similar going to Australia.

I suggest looking at www.pprune.org It has a lot more info on Australia. I think it is in the Dunnunda and Godzone forums (Australia and NZ) They should be able to answer all of you questions.

Legal Alien

Thanks for the info Legal Alien. Much appreciated!

 

[positiveg]

I apologize for hijacking the thread.


Does anyone know how to transfer FAA licenses to Brazil's equivalents? Anyone have an idea how the airline industry is over there? I heard the major airlines are getting lots of new aircraft, but that's no indication of doing well. (US airlines getting new aircraft as well but aren't doing well).

Thanks!