China's civil aviation industry is flourishing. In the last five years, the annual increase of business volume averaged more than 15 percent, making China the second-largest aviation country in terms of transport volume.
The thriving industry here has become an exciting attraction for foreign pilots, especially Europeans who feel the aggravating stress of the ongoing debt crisis. Spanish captain Alejandro now works for Spring Airlines in China.
"I was flying for the same company, Spanair, for 20 years. And I left Spanair in 2010, two years before it shut down. It's been one of the many airlines in Europe that have gone bankrupt. Luckily, I had the chance to come to China before it happened."
Alejandro is not alone. At Spring Airlines, he met his former colleague, Captain Alberto.
"Spain has been especially affected b
