Got a hypothetical question to which I haven't found an answer elsewhere...so I'm asking you folks:
A foreign national gets a US Green Card. He has ~2500 hours in a popular air carrier airplane but no US license.
Does anyone know if (with all other competitive requirements being in line) any airline above the regional level has hired someone without an FAA ticket and gotten them one in the new hire process (like some regionals have done with Aussies on the E3 visa) ?
Someone asked me this question but I don't have an answer and would like to at least let him know if he needs to get an FAA ATPL on his own to be competitive. I know airlines hire Green Card holders so that isn't part of the question.
Thanks
A foreign national gets a US Green Card. He has ~2500 hours in a popular air carrier airplane but no US license.
Does anyone know if (with all other competitive requirements being in line) any airline above the regional level has hired someone without an FAA ticket and gotten them one in the new hire process (like some regionals have done with Aussies on the E3 visa) ?
Someone asked me this question but I don't have an answer and would like to at least let him know if he needs to get an FAA ATPL on his own to be competitive. I know airlines hire Green Card holders so that isn't part of the question.
Thanks