Chinese Airlines Scrambling To Hire Foreign Pilots
Carriers desperate to address worsening shortage of cockpit crew
A Chengdu Airlines Airbus A319 approaches Chongqing Jianbei International Airport. Some 80 percent of Chengdu Airlines’ pilots train in the U.S., Australia and Europe. (Photo: Flickr: <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/" target="_blank">Creative Commons (BY-SA)</a> by <a href="http://flickr.com/people/byeangel" target="_blank">byeangel</a>)
A Chengdu Airlines Airbus A319 approaches Chongqing Jianbei International Airport. Some 80 percent of Chengdu Airlines’ pilots train in the U.S., Australia and Europe. (Photo: Flickr: Creative Commons (BY-SA) by byeangel)