Out of pure curiosity, is there info on what this pays available anywhere? Also, does your contract generally get renewed time after time? I'm not looking to apply, but simply curious about how the contract jobs generally work.

Nippon Cargo (NCA pilot jobs, payscales and entry requirements.)

The info might be outdated some, for the complete and up to date contract package is better to contact PARC directly.

The contracts are renewable unless they specify that it will be a one time deal, in the vast majority of the cases the company does offer a second contract but there are some occasions that they opt to not offer it, it is rare but it does happen (well, rare under the current demand for pilots that is, when there is an economical downturn or the company finds itself in dire straights, needless to say that the contract pilots are the first to go) contract gigs are a good option in times of growth and high demand, not so much when times are tight. The good news is that it looks like the next decade at least, there will be a steady demand for qualified crews.

Best of luck to all who are interviewing!

I'm heading out the second week of October, anyone else? Looking forward to the interview- Japan is awesome!

Hey rv8, what did they (Parc or HACS) says about the medical during your round of interviews. I had a friend who put it off because they told him he probably had to come back later to do it. Yikes, working your schedule around for 4-5 days off is hard enough without having to do it twice! At least the first round is a two day git-r-done affair.

Yerp- Gotta go back to NRT to do the medical- assuming I am successful with the interview and sim!

It'll be kind of a pain in the neck to get the additional days off work, but if I said no I may not have been invitied to the intervew in the first place!

Hey, Upspeed,
I'm off to NRT on Monday, interview on 3rd. I got the same profile as you did...just depart straight ahead with vectors back to the same runway.
I also, inadvertently I think, got a .docx with a list of interview questions. All straight forward (why do you wan to work here, what do you know nout Japanese corporate culture, how does your family feel about it, any problems with training in the past, what do you think of CRM, and a few general technical/operational questions). Any way to post these?
If its ok with The Dom, I'd like to post a report on the experience after the interview.

Also, my medical screening is the day after the interview/sim, assuming I haven't washed out by then! Told to bring running shoes for the treadmill test, pair of contacts an the box they came in (with diopter markings), and spare glasses. A friend formerly of ANA advised not to exersize (run, lift, work out) for at least several days prior, so as not to introduce ketones or lactic acid into your system that would affect your blood screenings.

Thanks for the info. :)

FYI Dated info but:

I have a friend who was ex ATA who went to NCA in '07 or '08. Was a 757 CA at ATA at the time and had 0 747 time or ratings.

Yes, this is dated info but like a guy early in thread said, "Let THEM be the ones who say no."

Apply.

:confused: sorry, that went right over my head! As I said before, I have no vested interest nor work at NCA, the purpose for me to start this thread was just to help fellow pilots in these difficult times, Why on earth would it not be ok to post an interview experience?