Hi Rubrun
To continue the post to yours... Ibex is a good little Company the T&Cs are a little lite however it is a "Net" of all Japanese taxes so depending on your Nation of Origin the tax advantages may inhance the real value...
We have a good group of Expats, 9 of 35 Captains at Ibex... Countries of Origin, Canada/ USA/ Spain/ Sweeden/ South Africa/ Mali... Other Alumni include Scotland/ Swiss/ Oz/ Mexico... If you are a CRJ guy and want a good QOL with NO all nite flying/ good A/C with excellent mx/ clean and safe small city living Ibex may be a place for you....
If looking at your future after Ibex the Boeing or the Bus may be the answer... If you stay at Ibex each Contract renewal has a small pay pack increase... We have had 12 former guys go to SKY/ Peach/ Vanilla/ Spring Japan as NTR DECs... 10 were Successful, 2 were not due mostly to a lack of effort or bad pairing... 2 finished their Vanilla contract and now are NTR DEC at Air Japan... If you want to go to Air Japan then you would be best suited to go direct there as a F/O and upgrade, we had one person do that too after a Contract years ago...
life is all about what is best for the individual one size does not fit all... Best of luck in choosing a path to venture down... If I can answer any other questions please post or PM me...
We will have 3 Expats starting in Nov and should add 2 in 2020...
Kampai, Jpn crj driver