CRJ Captains Wanted Japan...
11-24-2017, 04:05 AM
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Hey Guys and Gals
IBEX will be conducting a screening possibly in Jan 2018 for CRJ Captains... IBEX is a Independent Company operating under Contract to ANA... We now have a all -700 fleet of 9 aircraft... RJ 14 the tenth aircraft will arrive mid 2018... Excellent Flt Ops Management and great people... Very good work environment... Total package is okay but not what some of the others are in Asia, however you will have a very good QOL especially if you are bringing your family...
Contact one of the 3 Crew Leasing Companies to register... IAC, Rishworth and TWI Avn are the companies offering the contract positions... Be advised TWIA has less than a good reputation/ record with the pilots who have worked thru them and are currently here... Once you arrive with a Lease Company you are stuck with them until you leave... NO switching even at Contract renewal... So choose wisely... NOT TWIA!!!
This will be the first screening in Tokyo at the FLT Saftey sim at HND... The sim is a -700 and Flt Safety maintained so it is spot on...
Okay any question about the Company or Flying in Japan reply in the thread or PM me...
Kampai
IBEX will be conducting a screening possibly in Jan 2018 for CRJ Captains... IBEX is a Independent Company operating under Contract to ANA... We now have a all -700 fleet of 9 aircraft... RJ 14 the tenth aircraft will arrive mid 2018... Excellent Flt Ops Management and great people... Very good work environment... Total package is okay but not what some of the others are in Asia, however you will have a very good QOL especially if you are bringing your family...
Contact one of the 3 Crew Leasing Companies to register... IAC, Rishworth and TWI Avn are the companies offering the contract positions... Be advised TWIA has less than a good reputation/ record with the pilots who have worked thru them and are currently here... Once you arrive with a Lease Company you are stuck with them until you leave... NO switching even at Contract renewal... So choose wisely... NOT TWIA!!!
This will be the first screening in Tokyo at the FLT Saftey sim at HND... The sim is a -700 and Flt Safety maintained so it is spot on...
Okay any question about the Company or Flying in Japan reply in the thread or PM me...
Kampai
11-25-2017, 11:06 AM
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Originally Posted by jpncrjdriver
Hey Guys and Gals
IBEX will be conducting a screening possibly in Jan 2018 for CRJ Captains... IBEX is a Independent Company operating under Contract to ANA... We now have a all -700 fleet of 9 aircraft... RJ 14 the tenth aircraft will arrive mid 2018... Excellent Flt Ops Management and great people... Very good work environment... Total package is okay but not what some of the others are in Asia, however you will have a very good QOL especially if you are bringing your family...
Contact one of the 3 Crew Leasing Companies to register... IAC, Rishworth and TWI Avn are the companies offering the contract positions... Be advised TWIA has less than a good reputation/ record with the pilots who have worked thru them and are currently here... Once you arrive with a Lease Company you are stuck with them until you leave... NO switching even at Contract renewal... So choose wisely... NOT TWIA!!!
This will be the first screening in Tokyo at the FLT Saftey sim at HND... The sim is a -700 and Flt Safety maintained so it is spot on...
Okay any question about the Company or Flying in Japan reply in the thread or PM me...
Kampai
IBEX will be conducting a screening possibly in Jan 2018 for CRJ Captains... IBEX is a Independent Company operating under Contract to ANA... We now have a all -700 fleet of 9 aircraft... RJ 14 the tenth aircraft will arrive mid 2018... Excellent Flt Ops Management and great people... Very good work environment... Total package is okay but not what some of the others are in Asia, however you will have a very good QOL especially if you are bringing your family...
Contact one of the 3 Crew Leasing Companies to register... IAC, Rishworth and TWI Avn are the companies offering the contract positions... Be advised TWIA has less than a good reputation/ record with the pilots who have worked thru them and are currently here... Once you arrive with a Lease Company you are stuck with them until you leave... NO switching even at Contract renewal... So choose wisely... NOT TWIA!!!
This will be the first screening in Tokyo at the FLT Saftey sim at HND... The sim is a -700 and Flt Safety maintained so it is spot on...
Okay any question about the Company or Flying in Japan reply in the thread or PM me...
Kampai
Thanks for the heads up. I applied through IAC. The contract isn't showing up on the Rishworth website.
Would you be willing to post the basic details of the contract here?
Pay, Days off, commuting/non commuting, leave.
Thank you
12-02-2017, 08:25 AM
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I received the contract details from IAC. The contract is not too bad actually. It is less than china express, but living in Japan is probably the better of the two options.
If I understand correctly, then the amount received is Net (in hand) and the company pays the Japanese taxes. So Americans shouldn't be liable for any federal income tax correct?
If so, that makes the equivalent hourly rate in the US about $175hr (based on 75hr guarantee)
The big question is; what type of schedule will you be working for that pay?
Does any have a sample roster or can describe a normal type of schedule?
If I understand correctly, then the amount received is Net (in hand) and the company pays the Japanese taxes. So Americans shouldn't be liable for any federal income tax correct?
If so, that makes the equivalent hourly rate in the US about $175hr (based on 75hr guarantee)
The big question is; what type of schedule will you be working for that pay?
Does any have a sample roster or can describe a normal type of schedule?
12-02-2017, 09:31 AM
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Originally Posted by SEPfield
I received the contract details from IAC. The contract is not too bad actually. It is less than china express, but living in Japan is probably the better of the two options.
If I understand correctly, then the amount received is Net (in hand) and the company pays the Japanese taxes. So Americans shouldn't be liable for any federal income tax correct?
If so, that makes the equivalent hourly rate in the US about $175hr (based on 75hr guarantee)
The big question is; what type of schedule will you be working for that pay?
Does any have a sample roster or can describe a normal type of schedule?
If I understand correctly, then the amount received is Net (in hand) and the company pays the Japanese taxes. So Americans shouldn't be liable for any federal income tax correct?
If so, that makes the equivalent hourly rate in the US about $175hr (based on 75hr guarantee)
The big question is; what type of schedule will you be working for that pay?
Does any have a sample roster or can describe a normal type of schedule?
12-09-2017, 06:30 PM
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Originally Posted by SEPfield
I received the contract details from IAC. The contract is not too bad actually. It is less than china express, but living in Japan is probably the better of the two options.
If I understand correctly, then the amount received is Net (in hand) and the company pays the Japanese taxes. So Americans shouldn't be liable for any federal income tax correct?
If so, that makes the equivalent hourly rate in the US about $175hr (based on 75hr guarantee)
The big question is; what type of schedule will you be working for that pay?
Does any have a sample roster or can describe a normal type of schedule?
If I understand correctly, then the amount received is Net (in hand) and the company pays the Japanese taxes. So Americans shouldn't be liable for any federal income tax correct?
If so, that makes the equivalent hourly rate in the US about $175hr (based on 75hr guarantee)
The big question is; what type of schedule will you be working for that pay?
Does any have a sample roster or can describe a normal type of schedule?
Sorry to be slow on a reply have been off on Holiday...
The numbers provided are all NET of Japanese Taxes... If you are American you will be able to use the FEIC which is a little over 106,000 USD... Depending on how your Tax guy works it you will have very little if any taxes owed to Uncle Sam... IRS Pub 54 covers some of the info...
Schedules for non-commuters is 10 days off over the month... Max of about 3-4 days in a row may be requested... Bid for days off only... All pilots have standby days scattered through the month... No seniority all are equal... Normal block hours between 50-75 depending on training...
Commuters get a block of 10 days off... Maybe back to backed if desired... IE end of Oct/ front of Dec... When you do back to back they will give you 2 Blank days for Jetlag recovery... Blank day also thru the month for duty/rest requirements... Blank day is a duty free day... Commuters normally block 55 hrs +-...
Vacation 20 day commuters/non commuters 24... Vacation can be taken in any amounts with scheduling approval...
1/2/3/4 day trips... Earliest scheduled departure is 0715, last scheduled arrival 2115... Most scheduled night stops 11 hours or greater...
Standby duty from home AM 0600-1400 PM 1100-1900... Airport Standby 0700-1200... No pay credit for standby, office duty or training...
Scheduling is very flexible with off request to assist with special occasions...
Aircraft are very well maintained... Dual FMS and radar heads...
Fuel loads never a issue... Captains are Captains and are the final Authority...
Throw the "Safety" flag on a issue and ALL stops until resolved...
Any other question please post...
Kampai, Jpncrjdriver
12-11-2017, 07:32 AM
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jpncrjdriver
Thank you for all the information. I have reviewed the ibex contract and done a bit and research and I have decided not to pursue this opportunity.
While Ibex does have a decent reputation in the airline industry, I find the contract and terms on offer to be well below what could be expected.
The first and biggest concern is the application process. I could attend a full training course at another airline in the time it would take me to fill out the Ibex app. The worrying part is that if the app is that excessivly ardous then I can only imagine what the training and admin aspects of Ibex are like.
Next the days off is insane, even as a reserve captain in the US, I get a minimum of 11 days off each month. I can also bid for as many days in a row I want as long as I can build a legal schedule. 24 days of vacation sounds nice, but I already get 7 days a year, plus an additional 12 days off a year just in days off. Most CRJ Captains get 14+ vacation days a year.
When I am able to hold a line, that line will be worth at least 75hrs and will not include additional UNPAID?! airport standby.
The pay at Ibex is decent, but hardly a motivator. A line holding CRJ Captain in the US can make close to the same amount, if they are able to pick up some overtime, and they will still most likely have more than 10 days off. Plus the ability to live wherever they want in the US and fly free anywhere in the US
Ibex is a good company and Japan is an amazing place, however the Ibex contract and in fact most of the contract jobs in Japan are considerably lagging in the industry.
I would love the opportunity to live and work in Japan, but Ibex is not that opportunity.
I am approaching the minimums for Peach, Vanilla, and Skymark so perhaps I will still get the opportunity.
Thank you for all the information. I have reviewed the ibex contract and done a bit and research and I have decided not to pursue this opportunity.
While Ibex does have a decent reputation in the airline industry, I find the contract and terms on offer to be well below what could be expected.
The first and biggest concern is the application process. I could attend a full training course at another airline in the time it would take me to fill out the Ibex app. The worrying part is that if the app is that excessivly ardous then I can only imagine what the training and admin aspects of Ibex are like.
Next the days off is insane, even as a reserve captain in the US, I get a minimum of 11 days off each month. I can also bid for as many days in a row I want as long as I can build a legal schedule. 24 days of vacation sounds nice, but I already get 7 days a year, plus an additional 12 days off a year just in days off. Most CRJ Captains get 14+ vacation days a year.
When I am able to hold a line, that line will be worth at least 75hrs and will not include additional UNPAID?! airport standby.
The pay at Ibex is decent, but hardly a motivator. A line holding CRJ Captain in the US can make close to the same amount, if they are able to pick up some overtime, and they will still most likely have more than 10 days off. Plus the ability to live wherever they want in the US and fly free anywhere in the US
Ibex is a good company and Japan is an amazing place, however the Ibex contract and in fact most of the contract jobs in Japan are considerably lagging in the industry.
I would love the opportunity to live and work in Japan, but Ibex is not that opportunity.
I am approaching the minimums for Peach, Vanilla, and Skymark so perhaps I will still get the opportunity.
12-11-2017, 11:25 AM
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Hey SEP
Understand all your issues posted... Yes Japan, Taiwan, and Korea Terms and Conditions have not kept pace with other areas around the world...
The application process is very much the same at ALL Japanese Carriers... I would caution anyone coming to a Japanese Contract as a NTR DEC... Adapting and learning the "Kata" on aircraft you know requires work... On a aircraft you are teaching yourself, Very Difficult... So keep that in mind with entering a NTR program as a Non JCAB ATPL holder, the exception being Air Japan...
With regards to days off the USA programs do offer more time off... Many places around the world 8-10 days off are the norm... Here in Japan the norm for the locals are 10 off...
Good luck with your future career moves...
For all other onlookers, the water is fine here at IBEX... Come on in... My understanding slots are still available for the Feb screening... IBEX covers the RT airfare and hotel... Come checkout Tokyo...
Kampai, Jpncrjdriver
Understand all your issues posted... Yes Japan, Taiwan, and Korea Terms and Conditions have not kept pace with other areas around the world...
The application process is very much the same at ALL Japanese Carriers... I would caution anyone coming to a Japanese Contract as a NTR DEC... Adapting and learning the "Kata" on aircraft you know requires work... On a aircraft you are teaching yourself, Very Difficult... So keep that in mind with entering a NTR program as a Non JCAB ATPL holder, the exception being Air Japan...
With regards to days off the USA programs do offer more time off... Many places around the world 8-10 days off are the norm... Here in Japan the norm for the locals are 10 off...
Good luck with your future career moves...
For all other onlookers, the water is fine here at IBEX... Come on in... My understanding slots are still available for the Feb screening... IBEX covers the RT airfare and hotel... Come checkout Tokyo...
Kampai, Jpncrjdriver
03-14-2018, 09:44 AM
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I'm assuming you fly for Ibex?
I'm interested in flying in Japan, but I have a few questions and concerns. Mainly:
* can you please describe the current CRM and fatigue culture at Ibex and how it compares to the US?
* is it possible to opt for the commuting contract and live in Japan, or is the live-in contract a requirement to get the visa sponsorship? Could I do it if I waive the commuting tickets/money? 10 days off + unpaid reserve is just not acceptable. I don't need the flight time, I don't need the money, I just want to live and fly in a different country, learn a 3rd language, and enjoy a change of scenery.
Thanks for taking the time to share your info with us on this forum! We all appreciate it!
I'm interested in flying in Japan, but I have a few questions and concerns. Mainly:
* can you please describe the current CRM and fatigue culture at Ibex and how it compares to the US?
* is it possible to opt for the commuting contract and live in Japan, or is the live-in contract a requirement to get the visa sponsorship? Could I do it if I waive the commuting tickets/money? 10 days off + unpaid reserve is just not acceptable. I don't need the flight time, I don't need the money, I just want to live and fly in a different country, learn a 3rd language, and enjoy a change of scenery.
Thanks for taking the time to share your info with us on this forum! We all appreciate it!
03-14-2018, 08:28 PM
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Hey Guys
IBEX plans on holding screenings in Japan during the month of May for a July start... They are looking to add 4 expats to the roster... No changes to the prior post regarding hiring... All is good with a new aircraft arriving in May...
Kampai, Jpncrjdriver
IBEX plans on holding screenings in Japan during the month of May for a July start... They are looking to add 4 expats to the roster... No changes to the prior post regarding hiring... All is good with a new aircraft arriving in May...
Kampai, Jpncrjdriver
03-14-2018, 08:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Brambleshire
I'm assuming you fly for Ibex?
I'm interested in flying in Japan, but I have a few questions and concerns. Mainly:
* can you please describe the current CRM and fatigue culture at Ibex and how it compares to the US?
* is it possible to opt for the commuting contract and live in Japan, or is the live-in contract a requirement to get the visa sponsorship? Could I do it if I waive the commuting tickets/money? 10 days off + unpaid reserve is just not acceptable. I don't need the flight time, I don't need the money, I just want to live and fly in a different country, learn a 3rd language, and enjoy a change of scenery.
Thanks for taking the time to share your info with us on this forum! We all appreciate it!
I'm interested in flying in Japan, but I have a few questions and concerns. Mainly:
* can you please describe the current CRM and fatigue culture at Ibex and how it compares to the US?
* is it possible to opt for the commuting contract and live in Japan, or is the live-in contract a requirement to get the visa sponsorship? Could I do it if I waive the commuting tickets/money? 10 days off + unpaid reserve is just not acceptable. I don't need the flight time, I don't need the money, I just want to live and fly in a different country, learn a 3rd language, and enjoy a change of scenery.
Thanks for taking the time to share your info with us on this forum! We all appreciate it!
If 10 days off and no pay credit for tng & stby is unacceptable then there is no need to proceed... However on average a commuter blocks about 50 hours a month and 40 hours during a month with training so not given up much...
All pilots commuting or non get a Japanese visa, resident card and Natl Health Cover... You are a Japanese Resident so no need to leave the country if you take a commuting contract and don't want to leave... Packages for commuting and non-commuting are set... For the commuting if you don't go home/leave your commuting allowance is still paid and you may use it as you like... Part of your "Total Compensation" package...
CRM... Standard... Intial CRM done at ANA... Recurrent is ANA...
Fatigue... Call scheduling, off trip... ASR and a few questions... First departure 0715, last arrival 2100... Max 6 legs on duty period by ops specs... Current skd 5 legs on 2 days... All but one trip has 12+ hours behind door on overnite... 1/2/3 day trips...
Total package a little thin... QOL good... Management, EXCELLENT... Staff & Crew SUPER!!!
Any other questions, post or PM...
Kampai, Jpncrjdriver
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