CHINA PILOTS

 passenger jet of China Eastern Airlines prepares to land at the Taiyuan Wusu International Airport in heavy smog

passenger jet of China Eastern Airlines prepares to land at the Taiyuan Wusu International Airport in heavy smog Source: AAP

People are travelling to and from Australia and China in record numbers - but it's not only a boom for tourism. Australian pilots are now cashing in: they are being offered very high salary packages to work with Chinese Airlines that are desperate for experienced captains.


michelle chen reports


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