ABSTRACT

Theglobalvillageisfastbecomingareality.Commercialaviation isincreasingrapidlyandwillcontinuetoincreasewellintothenext century.Newcompaniesarestartingupandestablishedcompanies areexpanding,mergingandformingglobalallianceswithinternationalpartners.Increasedtravelthroughouttheworldhasincreased thedemandforexperiencedpilots,andawell-trainedpilotcanalmostalwaysfindemploymentoverseasshouldhomemarketsbe unreceptive.Thenetresultofthisrapidexpansioninworldcommercialtravelisthatmoreandmorepilotsareflyingwithcrewsof differentnationalities,withdifferentlevelsofexperienceanddifferentstandards.WedevoteChapter7toaninvestigationofthe multiculturalexperience.