U.S. Pilots, Seeking Better Pay, Look to Far East
U.S. pilots look for better pay in China.
Almost 100 U.S. pilots accepted jobs with Chinese airlines during a three-day job fair hosted by the Pan Am International Flight Academy.
Almost 100 U.S. pilots accepted jobs with Chinese airlines during a three-day job fair hosted by the Pan Am International Flight Academy.

A dozen Chinese airlines hired nearly 100 U.S. pilots at the Pan Am International Flight Academy’s All China Job Fair, held in Miami on February 23 and 24 and Las Vegas on February 26.

Over the course of the three-day event, 750 seasoned U.S. captains, some with as many as 25 years of experience, came to the fair hoping to land a job in Asia, whose airlines now pay a premium to attract skilled pilots to fill their crew quotas.