Republic attempted to hire Brazilian pilots

hook_dupin said:
I do think you'll see a US airline form or merge with a foreign carrier for the express purpose of bringing in labor using the L-1 process.
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Not sure that foreign pilots would qualify as having "specialized knowledge" for an L-1 visa. Managers, Executives and engineers almost always qualify. Not sure if pilots would.
 
drunkenbeagle said:
Not sure that foreign pilots would qualify as having "specialized knowledge" for an L-1 visa. Managers, Executives and engineers almost always qualify. Not sure if pilots would.
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I'm not sure either. To my knowledge, no operator has tried. I suspect a high-dollar law firm specializing in immigration law could make short work of this. Firms are even allowed blanket L-1 applications.

The L-1 template includes "company procedures" and "equipment" in its description of "specialized knowledge." That sounds like it could easily be morphed into "FAA approved training program" and "type certificate in E-1XX."

http://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/USCIS/Outreach/Draft Request for Evidence (RFE) Template for Comment/PED-Specialized-Knowledge-L1B-RFE-Template-2015.pdf
 
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I think there may be a way with Skywest and Australians, maybe around the E visa.

Why would you not want to fill a shortage, we do it with nurses here in the UK

I'd be there like a shot, given the chance - I love the US set-up.

Alex.
 
ahw01 said:
Why would you not want to fill a shortage, we do it with nurses here in the UK

I'd be there like a shot, given the chance - I love the US set-up.

Alex.
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Because we want the regional airlines to die. The more time they can't cover gets flown by the mainline. That means the mainline has to hire more pilots. At a higher wage. With better benefits. Don't succumb to SJS.
 
I don't necessarily share the sentiment that I want Regionals to die, but I do feel that some changes are in order. We're still dealing with contracts and pay scales harkening back to the days when we were dealing with 19 pax at a time max in the likes of Beech 1900s and Dashes. But now with the CRJs on the scene the passenger loads/capacity increased, along with endurance and a drop in maintenance costs, not to mention the drop in oil prices, increases in costs of getting to that point of being competent and meeting the requirements to fill that first right seat. Add to that all the concessions pilots had to swallow back when the market was dismal, and now these 'lines want to continue boosting their profits by keep the same low wages or manage to undercut even further by outsourcing even the flying?... I don't like it; not one bit.
 
Yikes.

That's the thing, I'd rather negotiate like a big boy, rather than join in the festivities demanding heads with my torch and pitchfork.

I suppose trying to remain somewhat in the middle will only succeed at getting me lynched by both sides.
 
FullDeflection said:
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Unsuspicious regional jet is unsuspicious.
 
SkyDogSilver said:
... now these 'lines want to continue boosting their profits by keep the same low wages or manage to undercut even further by outsourcing even the flying?... I don't like it; not one bit.
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The regionals aren't actually very profitable at all. Have a look at the quarterly/annual statements from both SKYW and RJET. Gross margins are about 5% for both... that's worse than retail. My view is that the regionals face intense customer pressure from their major airline overlords. What exactly to the regionals have in their favor? There's no brand value, there's no intellectual property, there's no unique booking systems or partnerships with travel firms. About the best a regional can do is run a more cost-efficient operation than the other guy. A smart regional would attempt to nose in gate slots at a major hub and use gate real-estate to bring some negotiating power back to the regional side.
 
I think that was support, so thanks guys.

If most of your flight schools are training foreign students, then you can let one in the other way. Not necessarily to the regionals though...

Alex.
 
hook_dupin said:
JetBlue doesn't own Azul. They may share the same founder (and perhaps some board members and investors), but there is no legal association between the two.

I do think you'll see a US airline form or merge with a foreign carrier for the express purpose of bringing in labor using the L-1 process.
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Don't give people ideas man...
 
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