All Nippon Airways

[d328pilot]

Keep in mind that the medical you do as part of the pre-employment screening is actually a company medical, so some things can be more restrictive than are listed in that link. Your first true JCAB medical is not until after your sim training.

 

[ackattacker]

The link worked for me, and I noticed this:

5-1 In the case of an applicant with a history of refractive surgery who has been in a
stable condition for more than six months after the surgery and meets the
criteria for visual functions, he/she may apply for the judgment of the Minister
of Land, Infrastructure and Transport by submitting a record of clinical progress
including a record of the surgery and the results of the following tests:
(1) Diurnal variation of visual acuity (results of 3 or more measurements within
the same day)
(2) Contrast sensitivity
(3) Glare test
(4) Analysis of corneal shape
5-2 If the applicant comes under the criteria described in subparagraph 5-1 above,
provided he/she is doing well after a sufficiently long follow-up period, with
conditions not expected to progress, he/she may thereafter be granted
qualification by a designated examiner by order of the Minister of Land,
Infrastructure and Transport.

 

[d328pilot]

The link worked for me, and I noticed this:

This might be a good example of what I was talking about in my prior post. I believe that LASIK will disqualify you for the company medical even though you can technically meet the JCAB medical standards.

However, I am not 100% that LASIK is disqualifying...Best to check with your contract company for a positive answer.

 

[mxer]

Can any of the guys currently using CREW or PARC help me out. I have a question that has been addressed but I need a clarification. I was leaning towards CREW due to the medical insurance covering the family but the issue of taxes has come up as well. I live in the states and will remain here. Therefore, I know I am responsible for my taxes in the states. A PARC rep is telling me that PARC pays your taxes in Japan and therefore the amount that I would pay is only the difference in the US vs. Japan taxes. In other words, if PARC pays 30% (just picking a tax bracket) of taxes and I still bring home the 8 g's per month, I will not owe taxes to the IRS at the end of the year. This assumes that I am in the 30% bracket and the tax amount happens to equal. This is due to the US will not double tax you if the tax was paid in another country. This is a huge difference in these two companies. The amount paid for taxes would cover a lot of medical insurance for the family. Any info from guys in the states working for either of these would help.

 

[Dumb Pilot]

I was talking to both the PARC and HACS rep about the LASIK issue in a meeting we had with the ALOHA guys in HNL. They both said that this would disqualify you to obtain a medical in Japan but since this meeting was almost a year ago now, I sent an e-mail to a PARC rep asking clarification on the matter and this is what she answered.

Hi XXXX

Things are good here in Tokyo, extremly busy but good!
Regarding Lasik, this is a no no in japan. JCAB doctors do not approve this. Any pilots that have this laser or lazik done will not be called for screening with Ana or any japanese carrier.

 

[Smash312]

Can any of the guys currently using CREW or PARC help me out. I have a question that has been addressed but I need a clarification. I was leaning towards CREW due to the medical insurance covering the family but the issue of taxes has come up as well. I live in the states and will remain here. Therefore, I know I am responsible for my taxes in the states. A PARC rep is telling me that PARC pays your taxes in Japan and therefore the amount that I would pay is only the difference in the US vs. Japan taxes. In other words, if PARC pays 30% (just picking a tax bracket) of taxes and I still bring home the 8 g's per month, I will not owe taxes to the IRS at the end of the year. This assumes that I am in the 30% bracket and the tax amount happens to equal. This is due to the US will not double tax you if the tax was paid in another country. This is a huge difference in these two companies. The amount paid for taxes would cover a lot of medical insurance for the family. Any info from guys in the states working for either of these would help.

Can someone please clarify this matter as I understand the above post in regard to double taxation. Does this mean that the contract being offered by Parc is a superior one to HACS? Can someone confirm this please? Thanks.

 

[mxer]

The two contracts are identical with the exception of taxation and insurance. HACS is a US based company and will therefore take out taxes and give you a 1099 at the end of the year. (normal US job) PARC has you as a contractor and your taxes in the US are your problem. If you want to do any goofy stuff like deposit the pay in accounts based in another country, take your chance. I don't feel safe by thumbing my nose at the IRS. Insurance wise, Parc covers you while HACS covers your entire family. This is all based on my research. It isn't based on my experience. I interviewed using HACS (or CREW, same thing) but was turned down for medical reasons. Also, PARC looks like it pays more. It doesn't. The difference in pay is because they include your per diem in as your pay. (on the T&C paper, at least) Per diem is non taxable to a degree, so that also makes CREW more attractive. Good Luck. I was extremely impressed with ANA and with CREW.

 

[Ainokea]

I think someone asked this earlier but can anyone clarify the contract issue? Is there a penalty is one chooses to opt out earlier?

 

[atpcliff]

Hi!

I don't know if there is a penalty, but you won't get your contract completion bonus, which is substantial.

cliff
GRB

 

[bmpilot2003]

I applied through Crew in November and my application says "pending evaluation". Does that mean my application is pending evaluation or that an interview date is pending?

 

[MED]

I applied through Crew in November and my application says "pending evaluation". Does that mean my application is pending evaluation or that an interview date is pending?

It could be both.

 

[atpcliff]

Hi!

If U live in the US, you HAVE to pay US taxes. If you live overseas (which means you're only in the US for about a month max-there is a specific rule on how many days you can spendin the US), you do NOT have to pay IRS tax on the first $8x,xxx dollars, but DO have to pay on any above that. HOWEVER, you have to pay your Medicaire and SocSec taxes on ALL the money you make, if you don't want your Medicaire and SocSec to be screwed up when you start getting it.

The only way you would pay Japanese taxes and NOT US, is if you lived in Japan, and then only for the first $8x,xxx dollars of taxes. OR, you could get Japanese citizenship, stop all payment of US stuff, and live in Japan, or at least not in the US anymore.

cliff
GRB

 

[TWA]

OR, you could get Japanese citizenship, stop all payment of US stuff, and live in Japan, or at least not in the US anymore.

If you decide to go this route, don't plane on returning to the US, ever. Believe it or not, it is a federal felony to give up your US citizenship in order to evade taxes. One of the guys that clinton pardoned was convicted of trying this in Israel.

 

[d328pilot]

Good luck getting Japanese citizenship. We have some cabin crew who are of Korean ancestry who have been in Japan for 3 generations and still do not have citizenship....and they were born here.

Just FYI, we had a meeting yesterday with the company vice-president and plans for the rest of 2009 are classes of 4 FOs every 2 months. Bangkok flights are staring in November too. (AJX)

 

[blackace27]

If you are a US citizen you must comply with IRS. There are treaties that exist between US and Japan that cover all the angles. That is also true for most other countries.

You will not be taxed twice and the agencies do not pay your taxes for you.

If you go with CREW you are an employee of a US company and they comply with all US payroll requirements. If you go with PARC they comply with with Irish/Isle of Man requirements.

If you are serious about these contracts you should discuss this further with a professional tax advisor. Any advice you receive for free will be worth what you paid for it. Good luck!

 

[Dumb Pilot]

ANA just announced that they will reorganize their company structure and merge several of their subsidiaries, both Air Japan (AJX) and ANA & JP Express (AJV) will merge by next year and we will do a combination of both passenger and cargo flights at Air Japan, this is the way it was at the beginning before they split the cargo division. Hiring will continue for the foreseeable future since they are preparing for the additional slots that will become available with the opening of the new runway at Haneda and the extension of the "B" runway at Narita.

I guess I'm going to have to learn how to use the oven on the freighters

 

[djensen78]

I see you get 10-11 days off in a row, what are the work blocks like time wise?

 

[Dumb Pilot]

I see you get 10-11 days off in a row, what are the work blocks like time wise?

I'm doing 18 to 19 day rosters since I'm using two vacation days/ month and we are getting around six trips/ roster and the average is 50 hours flight time, 4 or 5 stand by days in every roster. They will use you one of those standby days every other month but most of the time you will be in Narita. There might be better utilization with the reintegration of the companies, who knows?

 

[Regional4life]

Are the FO's on contract being awarded upgrade during their initial contracts?

 

[Dumb Pilot]

Right now there is an active upgrade program at around the 4 year mark, if the merger of AJV and AJX will have an affect on that at this time we simply don't know