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[CALDC9]

Korean is very rigid in their procedures and you have to fly the jet within their tolerances.


Typhoonpilot

I guess so, with all their accidents in the past!

 

[Dumb Pilot]

The typical failure rates for training in Asian companies is upwards of 40-50%, In a lot of cases it is because folks can't let go of procedures from their previous employer.
I'm not going to mention specific companies but out of the latest wave of interviews from the furloughed pool, just a handful of folks have passed the interview process. Quite a bit of folks failing both the sim and medical

 

[Say Again Over]

With the exception of the Japanese, most Asian operators are testers, not trainers!

 

[Mr.B]

The typical failure rates for training in Asian companies is upwards of 40-50%, In a lot of cases it is because folks can't let go of procedures from their previous employer.
I'm not going to mention specific companies but out of the latest wave of interviews from the furloughed pool, just a handful of folks have passed the interview process. Quite a bit of folks failing both the sim and medical

3 quick questions for you;

What are some of the routes you guys (AJX/AJV) fly?

Do you do alot of DH'd? F/C/Y class?

Since they are hiring DECs, how long for an F/O to upgrade?

Sorry, thats 4.

Thanks

 

[Dumb Pilot]

3 quick questions for you;

What are some of the routes you guys (AJX/AJV) fly?

Do you do alot of DH'd? F/C/Y class?

Since they are hiring DECs, how long for an F/O to upgrade?

Sorry, thats 4.

Thanks

AJV (cargo) mostly does China runs out off Kansai and Narita and they added a Singapore flight recently, On the USA flights they go to ANK and ORD but the latest is that the ORD flight will be done by another company under a wet lease and the will do mostly China flights and ANK.

AJX (passengers) we do DLC, CAN, PVG and HKG in China, SIN and HNL. adding another SIN and a Taipei next month


AJV does a lot of DH's since they operate from different bases and they are business class

AJX only does one DH on the return flight from HKG because it is returning to Haneda, not Narita and we are provided a taxi that takes us back to any destination you want in Narita (hotel, apartment, back to the airport)

The commute back and forth from home (In both companies) is done with your choice of $2000 commute allowance and ZED fairs or business class tickets. You can choose from month to month as long as you do it ahead of time

They are currently only hiring DEC's and F/O's at AJV (cargo) AJX is currently hiring F/O's and generally an opportunity for upgrade should come within your first contract, if not your second contract should be as a Captain.

 

[Mr.B]

AJV (cargo) mostly does China runs out off Kansai and Narita and they added a Singapore flight recently, On the USA flights they go to ANK and ORD but the latest is that the ORD flight will be done by another company under a wet lease and the will do mostly China flights and ANK.

AJX (passengers) we do DLC, CAN, PVG and HKG in China, SIN and HNL. adding another SIN and a Taipei next month


AJV does a lot of DH's since they operate from different bases and they are business class

AJX only does one DH on the return flight from HKG because it is returning to Haneda, not Narita and we are provided a taxi that takes us back to any destination you want in Narita (hotel, apartment, back to the airport)

The commute back and forth from home (In both companies) is done with your choice of $2000 commute allowance and ZED fairs or business class tickets. You can choose from month to month as long as you do it ahead of time

They are currently only hiring DEC's and F/O's at AJV (cargo) AJX is currently hiring F/O's and generally an opportunity for upgrade should come within your first contract, if not your second contract should be as a Captain.

Do you foresee much expansion on either company?

Are the new hires getting apartments during training or hotels? Shin Takanawa?

Thanks.

 

[MED]

Anyone know what the BMI threshold is for the Japanese physicals? (Or, 'if you have to ask, you're too fat'... )TC

I just did my JCAB medical last week and the nurse told me that the cut off is 27, but you can be @ 30 BMI during the medical but you have to be @ 27 before you start your training.
Japanese medical is a piece of cake compare to Chinese and Taiwanese medicals but that's another thread.

 

[Dumb Pilot]

Do you foresee much expansion on either company?

Are the new hires getting apartments during training or hotels? Shin Takanawa?

Thanks.

The recently published business plans for both companies forecasts double the contract workforce on the next few years, we expect continuous contract opportunity here within the ANA group but they are getting quite a bit of applications now with the downturn of the industry here in the US. The good thing for American pilots is that the markets in the usual countries that export pilots (Australia, Great Britain, New Zealand, ect.) are pretty good now and some of the contract pilots are returning to their respective countries, so your competition is pretty much the US furloughed, the bad thing is that the competitive minimums are pretty high because of the experience level of current applicants


AJX is housing their new hires in luxury apartments in the Shirokane Takanawa area, my class was the first to stay in the apartments for the last two months of training and I wish that we would have stayed there from the beginning because the apartments are really nice. We used to stay at the Shin Tak.

AJV new hires are staying in a hotel in Keikyu Kamata, I went to visit some of the guys there and it is also pretty nice

 

[Mr.B]

I just did my JCAB medical last week and the nurse told me that the cut off is 27, but you can be @ 30 BMI during the medical but you have to be @ 27 before you start your training.
Japanese medical is a piece of cake compare to Chinese and Taiwanese medicals but that's another thread.

Did you do it stateside or TYO?

Thanks

 

[MED]

Did you do it stateside or TYO?

Thanks

You can only do it in Japan. I did mine at the hospital 35 miles southwest of TYO.

 

[Mr.B]

You can only do it in Japan. I did mine at the hospital 35 miles southwest of TYO.

Guys are doing the medical in ANC as we speak. Also, LAX.

 

[Dumb Pilot]

Guys are doing the medical in ANC as we speak. Also, LAX.

Correct! I did my interview in TYO but my medical was in ANC at a later date due to roster conflicts with my previous gig

 

[MED]

I stand corrected.

 

[saviboy]

contract cancelation

Hi
I am new to the contract scene.
If one gets a 5 year contract, can one leave before the contract ends. is there a bond of some sort. penalty to pay if leaving early

thanks

 

[Say Again Over]

contract cancellation , each contract will specifically address that.