We all can surmise certain groups AJX is looking for as well as weeding out. Unlike most other job opportunities, you can actually call the recruiter at CReW and ask. You may not like the answer, but at least you won't be left in the dark.

Disclaimer: I have been wrong before.

A 320 type and are a current Captain with at least 500 PIC on type - then you're golden.

Good info for sure! Just curious...I'm actually applying for an NCA position right now and was wondering about the upgrade. XX years upgrade as in over 10? I guess the contract is being worked on right now so the details aren't all available, but it sounds like a pretty good gig, especially if the upgrade time is decent.

Gas

Dom,

This is from the website...

Crew Resources Worldwide is now accepting application for First Officers for assignment to Air Japan ( ANA Group) on the B767-300ER. AJX operates a fleet of B767 freighters with routes from China, Korea, Japan and North America. This is a combination of passenger and freight operations with crews based in Narita, Japan. All candidates should seriously consider how they will plan to commute from their home country to Japan during the term of the contract.

I was under the impression it shouldn't be a big deal with the business class or $2000 allowance. Just wondering why they have that listed like this since it seems to be covered.

Thanks!

Gas

I don't work for NCA mind you, but I do put a lot of overtime drinking with them hoodlums:D for what I understand, the upgrade at NCA will come at the second contract, 5 year mark. But I would like one of the NCA guys to verify the information....!

Because it is Japan...! All the boxes must be marked...! LOL!

On a serious note. Yes, they will get you a confirmed business class ticket anywhere in the world but to be honest, anything over two sectors is just impractical, they have had experiences with guys living in remote places like some island in Greece, where they needed 4 sectors to get to work and home, that was just plain crazy, lots of miss connections and the likes. That is what they mean with that statement. Two pilots with the same résumé, one commuting from San Fran, JFK, HNL, Amsterdam for example ( a direct flight, one sector on ANA) and another living in let's say, La Patagonia in Argentina, they logically would be interested (with all things considered) in the guy that would be easier to get to work and take back home, the guy that lives in La Patagonia will be in two sectors before he can even connect to the flight on ANA that will take him/her to Narita..., And I can assure you that it has nothing to do with cost and all to do with lesser possibilities of a miss connect to get to work.
Make sense......?

Yessir it does, thank you for the info. I'd be commuting out of RSW so while it's not as preferable as say LAX or SFO it's not difficult to get to ATL or any other BIG airport to get a flight over.

And if any NCA bubbas are out there that can chime in on the upgrade or anything else for that matter, I'd like to hear from you as well.

Cheers!

Gas

Upgrade time is currently at about 8 years, but upgrades stopped about 6 months ago because of all the training of new copilots. The rumor is they are suppose to start up again next year once they are finished with all the training. There are a bunch of airplanes coming but what happens with them really depends on what happens in the world freight market.