Session 4: Options for all license holders

Welcome address

Converting an ICAO license to EASA

Professor Lorenzo Mezzadri, Accountable Manager, URBE Aero ATO

• Do you always need to convert your license if flying in Europe?
• What to expect from license conversion?
• Which documents are needed to start the process?
• The never-ending question: Is it doable if I’m 40?
• Where, when and how?

EU Working and living permits

César Eugène Holzem, Senior Manager Flight Deck, TUI fly

• Are the possibilities to obtain an EU work/living permit equal in all states?
• Does an EU living permit help?
• Can you change your employer while on a work permit?
• Where do your taxes go and will you benefit from them?

BREXIT, trade wars and sanctions – should the “average” pilot worry?

César Eugène Holzem, Senior Manager Flight Deck, TUI fly

• Will BREXIT impact the licensing and free movement of pilots?
• How hard will the policy of protectionism hit the air transport industry?
• What limitations can embargos and sanctions bring?
• Is a double license the answer?

Working at Qatar Airways

Captain Steve Kelly, Flight Deck Recruitment & Selection Manager, Qatar Airways