I was hired for that contract (737 Captain) back in 1994. I wound up not going but I spent an enjoyable week in Seoul going though the process.
If it is like it was back then you will fly unproductive pairings and you will only get the 8 days off they promise you. In Asia you have to be at work. You don't have to work hard, you just have to put in the "face" time. You will fly with F/Os who will try to kill you by doing strange things with the aircraft. One Captain I talked with said he has to take the aircraft away from the F/Os on a regular basis and that was because he let the F/Os fly. Most other Captains didn't let them fly. Now I am sure that in the almost 15 years since then the standards have gone up. But the rote learning is still there and God forbid you get a surprise out on the line. Linear thinking is the norm.
Let us know how it goes. I would like to think that things have improved in the last decade and a half. BTW, back then my contract was to be with PARC, the salary was 6800/month with the apartment, 1500/month per diem and 250/month transportation allowance (all in US dollars). What is it now?
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