Chinese whispers from the overwhelming most if not all of the HNA conglomerate. Guesstimate is 500-600 foreign pilots under that umbrella.
Since 01FEB instruction to go home via Chinese WhatsApp or email from the office assistant, income exactly 0 ever since. No relevant information either. Agency's advice is to follow the instructions from the airline in case you want to come back one day, the lack of any such instruction notwithstanding.
Tax certificate shows 40% deduction from gross to net in 2019.
Requests to the airline for releasing the licence at CAAC (for a possible change of employer within P.R.C at an un-specified opportunity) denied. People who stayed in the country and are ready to join the limited operation are also stood down.
As everyone's currency (SIM / 90 days landings) expires, this means that if coming back it will be zero pay until SIM checked due to failure on the pilots' side. And the main problem with that is during the normal times the (waiting for) SIM period was a throw of dice - randomly one to six months.
T.I.C.
Last edited by FlightDetent; 27th Apr 2020 at 08:02.