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China is a Hot Destination for South American Pilots


Zhejiang Loong Airlines interviewed several pilots from South America leading to its launch of operations in December with Airbus A320s.

The Chinese airline industry is attracting scores of South American pilots who see far better opportunity for career advancement with fast growing and startup airlines in the People's Republic than in their home countries.

The pilots-largely from Brazil, Bolivia and Venezuela-have answered calls to help alleviate a pilot shortage in China from the likes of Zhejiang Loong Airlines (ZLA), which started operations in December. Based in Hangzhou, Zheijiang province, ZLA became the first new private airline to launch commercial flights in China since 2007.

Next, Urumqi Airlines, a joint venture between Hainan Airlines and Urumqi Urban Construction Investment, plans to start operations by the second quarter. Others, namely Ruili Airlines, based in Kunming, and Qingdao Airlines, in Shandong, have also recently received their air operating certificates from the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) in Beijing