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Foreign Pilots at Chinese Airlines Return Home on Unpaid Leave as Demand
Plummets

Reuters

   BEIJING/SYDNEY - Foreign pilots at some Chinese airlines have returned
   to their home countries and are considering other jobs after being
   placed on unpaid leave as demand falls because of the coronavirus,
   affected flight crew told Reuters.

   Meanwhile, Chinese pilots with greater job security said their income
   has been sharply reduced because most of their pay is based on flying
   hours.

   Data firm OAG estimates about 80% of scheduled airline capacity to,
   from and within China has been cut this week because of SARS-CoV-2, the
   virus that has killed more than 2,000 people. Chinese airlines have
   been the hardest hit.

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