Below is summary as of March'06. If anyone can shed some light on this operation it would be appreciated.
Hawaii Aviation Contract Services (HACS)
B-747 First Officer Assignment
Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA)
1. AIRLINE: Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA)
2. BASE: AMS, JFK, SFO
3. TERM: 3.5 years for B-747 qualified
Crewmembers (5 months training
3.8 years for non qualified
Crewmembers (7 months training
4. SALARY: US $ 7,586.20 per month
US $ 6,069.96 per month paid while in training
5. BLOCK HOURS: 65 hours per month
6. PREMIUM PAY RATE: US $ 116.71 per hour (over 65 hrs)
7. COMMUTING ALLOWANCE: By flying - US $300.00 (to and from base) By driving - US $50.00
8. PER DIEM: Varies with destination
9. CONTRACT COMPLETION BONUS: $ 7,200.00
10. PENSION PLAN: HACS contributes additional 14.8% of basic pay into individual, self directed pension accounts.
11. DAYS OFF: 10 days free of duty per month, at
least 8 days will be consecutive.
12. VACATION: 24 days per year. Allocated in 2
equal periods per year.
13. SICK LEAVE: Accrue 1 day per 2 months, 12 days max per year.
14. HEALTH INSURANCE: Medical and Dental coverage for
crewmembers and eligible
dependants.