Booming Chinese aviation industry a boon for Aussie pilots

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

A 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.



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