US pilots flying for foreign carriers

[Ex1900Driver]

My apologies if this question sounds nieve, but for example when someone wants to convert from and FAA to a CAA or JAA license what does that mean?
Does it mean you relinquish your original ratings (Convert) for the new ones, or is is a baseline in which to start the process to aquire new ones in adition to your originals?

Thanks in advance
GDC

 

[brucek]

How about the other way around?

I have the other side of the original poster's message in this thread. Is it possible to do the opposite, say for a Brit to come here and be employed (other than the work visa and bad economy here in the US)? Isn't there a clause that allows domestic transports to be seconded to the military, and what if the pilot(s) were not citizens?

Thanks,

Bruce.

 

[Midnight Mike]

At Polar, they had pilots who had passports from Japan, Canada, & England. When covering MAC flights, the military was only converned that they had a Polar Air Cargo ID card. I have observed some other airlines hiring pilots from foreign countries, extra steps need to be taken, but it does happen.

 

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Ex1900Drive asks: "Does it mean you relinquish your original ratings (Convert) for the new ones, or is is a baseline in which to start the process to aquire new ones in adition to your originals?"
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You do not have to give up any previously held licenses.

Conversion: You will receive credits from one nations licenses and flight experience to obtain an additional license in another nation. Some additional training, written testing and check-ride might be required.
Validation: Your license is validated to be used in a foreign country, often without rigorous testing or evaluation, and normally for a limited period of time.

Examples: You can convert from JAA to FAA or from FAA to JAA. Rules differ between various countries.

 

[metrodriver]

City Bird is from Belgium. You usually have to go to the country, or the oversees branch of that country's aviation authority, present them your logbooks, fill out a lot of parerwork and do some exams for which the studying takes a lot of time and money. It is now possible to do a complete JAA license in the states, I don't know about conversions. For a lot of asian companies there are recruiting agencies who help you with all the paperwork. To keep your JAA license valid you got to do a lot more than here (12hrs a year, or checkride)

 

[typhoonpilot]

NookyBoooky:

There was a thread last month on this subject and another one entitled Flying Overseas from about one year ago.

The above posters have made good comments. The best jobs are never advertised and almost all require PIC time in type. The exceptions being Cathay, Emirates, and Dragonair. Although competitive minimums at Emirates are now at a minimum of 5000 total with good jet time and, for Americans, dual nationality or foreign work/life experience by either you or your spouse.

I wouldn't bother with a JAA conversion unless you have the right to live and work in the EU. The FAA certificate is usually good enough for a validation in most Middle Eastern and Asian countries, which also happens to be where the majority of the jobs are.

Typhoonpilot

 

[redneck jihad]

City Bird is no longer in business.
Also, from what I understand, most middle eastern airlines have temporarily suspended hiring due to the pending liberation of the Iraqi people, or the total and complete enslavement of the Arab world by Western Infidels- depending on your perspective.
Best regards,
RJ

 

[GulfPilot]

Yes City bird dead and gone, Sabena dead and gone..which Beigian airline is next....anyway, Emirates and Gulf Air are still actively recruiting pilots..glass cockpit time please..Gulf Air, type rating and time on type thank you...Qatar Airways recruiting as well..jet time and sign a training bond for 3 years for either A-320, or A-300-600(yuck!)

 

[Midnight Mike]

737 jobs overseas?

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