ASA confirms details for Air Mekong

[bluefly72]

http://www.loveofasiavietnam.com

 

[CFI2766]

There is potential here.... but there are a lot of 'what if's', too.

The biggest:

What if you bend a wing, or worse, actually hurt somebody and live to tell about it? Chances are, you won't have a nice interview with an FAA or NTSB rep. I would be very worried about my future in that situation. 13 months could turn into 10 years, or more, very easily.

Something to consider...

 

[blesko]

FAA license = ICAO license

Think he meant JAA license, which is not the same.

 

[bluefly72]

Think he meant JAA license, which is not the same.

Exactly, Vietnam is not part of JAA, mostly EU countries only, plus some non-EU like Ukraine or Croatia to name few. Then again, just about any country is ICAO member state.

http://www.icao.int/cgi/statesDB4.pl?en
http://www.jaa.nl/introduction/membership.html

 

[777forever]

I was expecting the FO pay to be lower so that was a nice surprise. $4250 completely tax free is more than take home pay for a junior ASA Captain. When you consider that your housing is paid for, and you have no auto expenses like gas, that's a good amount of money that's going straight to the bank. Unless you have massive student loans in which this venture can help big-time in saving the finances of those that splurged on Riddle.

 

[aa73]

heard jake pavelka was bidding it..

 

[ASA_Aviator]

heard jake pavelka was bidding it..

It isn't a "bid." You have to interview, and be hired.

 

[wmuflyguy]

What is cost of living over in that part of the world?

 

[Cpt Oveur]

just google Housing in Hanoi, take a look.

 

[JumpersAway]

I hope some really great people take this- the comradery with those you flew with, and lived with, would be fantastic. What an experience- really funny to think that Atlantic Southeast Airlines has morphed into something so broad and distant................

Single, not attached- I'm outta here!

 

[AutoTransfer]

Interesting web site

I can't speak for the accuracy of the information, but this site seems to have some info about living in Hanoi:

http://www.personal.psu.edu/faculty/r/x/rxj9/Hanoi/page2.html

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[i fly boxes]

Why on earth would they give the Captains more money to travel and live than the F/O's. Thats complete B.S. and I m a captain.

 

[zawillif]

Why on earth would they give the Captains more money to travel and live than the F/O's. Thats complete B.S. and I m a captain.

Yes. It is.

 

[wms]

I hope no one falls for this.....other US regional airlines that have started up bases outside the US have typically offered FOs a 100% pay bump and Captains a 50-60% pay bump plus housing. ASA's offer is nowhere near this.

Let's hold out for something better....if ASA really wants to do this they should be willing to pay us a premium....and if no one volunteers then they will have to sweeten the pot.

ASA is NOT doing this. ASA is NOT starting another base outside of the US. AM is a completely different company and is doing their own hiring and paying. ASA is just doing the training and writing manuals and offering LOAs to those who want to go. If you read the memo an FO has to make 80/hr and a CA 124/hr at ASA to make what they'll make at AM.

It's a great 1 year experience for someone who wants to see a little bit of the rest of the world, not to mention a little something for the resume.

 

[wms]

Just because someone is a captain or FO here doesn't mean they'll be the same there. Position and seiority don't transfer to a different company.