JAL entered in bankruptcy and not only the Jalways guys were let go but also many of the JAL mainline pilots...., Jalways gave everyone plenty of time to get other jobs and cancelled their contracts with 4 months of pay....! I would say that under the circumstances they were treated fairly.

There are many of those pilots working with AJX today and there is no ill will from any of them towards Jalways.

And about your comment of a Japanese company promoting Japanese pilots first...., regrettably you are misinformed. At NCA as well as at AJX..., all pilots are under contract (Japanese or expats) and the upgrades are by longevity.

Also their training is formed by both expats and Japanese instructors and all pilots receive evaluations from both groups of instructors.

There are just a handful of places that upgrade pilots from within in the contract world...., these two specific companies in Japan (NCA, AJX) do have a working upgrade program in place.