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Sep 14, 2015 (newstodte): While the demand for foreign first pilots on Russian aircraft has diminished, there are still positions to fill.
Russia's Federal Air Transport Agency, Rosaviatsia, has just announced the quotas allowed for Russian carriers that have applied for foreign captains, including Aeroflot that will have up to 50, AirBridgeCargo that has been allotted 16, NordWind five, Chukotavia one, and Skol five.
In an amendment to the law in summer 2014, Russia for the first time allowed Russian carriers to hire up to a total of 200 foreign pilots and captains per year, and Aeroflot alone received more than 800 applications from pilots, primarily in the Czech Republic, Germany, Italy and Spain.
The first western pilot to steer a Russian aircraft was a German pilot, Klaus Dieter Rohlfs in the captain's seat on a flight from Moscow to Prague on September 24, 2014.
Russia's Federal Air Transport Agency, Rosaviatsia, has just announced the quotas allowed for Russian carriers that have applied for foreign captains, including Aeroflot that will have up to 50, AirBridgeCargo that has been allotted 16, NordWind five, Chukotavia one, and Skol five.
In an amendment to the law in summer 2014, Russia for the first time allowed Russian carriers to hire up to a total of 200 foreign pilots and captains per year, and Aeroflot alone received more than 800 applications from pilots, primarily in the Czech Republic, Germany, Italy and Spain.
The first western pilot to steer a Russian aircraft was a German pilot, Klaus Dieter Rohlfs in the captain's seat on a flight from Moscow to Prague on September 24, 2014.