You don't want to work in China, Japan, or Korea. Trust me. I'd go to Walmart first. If you think you do, talk first hand with someone who has done it.

 

Thats funny, guys say the SAME thing about going to work for CAL.

 

dojetdriver,

People used to say that about CAL... I haven't heard any seriously negative stuff in a long time, like 10 years or so.


I had one visit to HK, fifteen years ago. Didn't like it very much. And that was just a quick vacation. But the bills keep piling up, and the advertised pay is more than I could honestly hope to make anywhere in the US for over a decade.

Otto, have you been there? Anyone else? Its got to have good/bad points. Is there enough good for the money to outweigh the bad?

 

Hi!

I have one buddy now in China. He travelled extensively for 1 1/2 years throughout Asia, looking for the best place to work in Aviation, and discovered that China is the place to be. He LOVES it there.

He had the circling restriction, and did his company training and sim in China and had it removed on his China license. He is flying as a CRJ 50-seat Capt and will be a -190 FO also.

Another buddy is looking for a short-term contract in China...I will make sure he knows about this job. He was a -145 capt.

I thought China (specifically, Hong Kong) would've been fantastic for my family, except for the out-of-control air pollution, which was a no-go.

cliff
YIP

PS-Here's the website stuff that indicates they will train U to remove the circling restriction:
"During the training & license conversion process, salary will be 80% of the full amount. Training & licensing process will not take any longer than six (6) weeks. If after six weeks, full salary will begin regardless of the licensing process. "

 

CAL: Based in the US. New planes. Fast advancement (until this month). Domestic & International flying. Pay and work rules need improving (and that's coming), but are not the worst out there. Actually, it's the best I've worked under.

I've flown with CAL pilots who left Cathay, Korean, Atlas, & Japan airlines. ALL of them say the same thing: CAL is 100% better. I'll take their word for it, they've been on both sides. One paid $30,000 to get out early. He was a Honolulu 747 FO and paid to leave the contract early. He's happy at CAL.

Like I said before, talk to actual pilots who have done it before you take the job.

 

the way I look at it, for a forlough from TSA, Republic ect with student loans is better having a job than not. Hey if you can sit arround and complain then great. Now if you need the money and can't afford to complain, then is an option maybe not much but an option.

 

It's too bad one of those funny emoticon things doesn't SPECIFICALLY mean "humourous sarcasm intended". If there was one, I would have attached it to the post.