Now that topman has given his reasons FOR, I will present the AGAINST.
(a) They are not paying MARKET price for
any Captain, let alone an experienced B747 one;
(b) The
miserable salary allows for "a very high standard of living", IF you are willing to expend ALL of it, and save NONE;
(c) Now HERE'S the teller, "
A retired 50+ captain or FO retired (ideally no major committments like kids!) with a decent bit of money put aside".
In other words, be prepared to have to dip into your savings, to subsidise this job.
(d) "
A 742/743 rated individual who is presently looking for work and cannot secure a flying job in their home country/continent." Read for this, "Standards are at the bottom end of the scale - rejects welcome!!"
DONT bash the pay issue. Chances are such pay will allow you to live the highest standards you have ever lived before.
Why do those two sentences seem to contradict each other? "
DONT bash the pay issue."...in other words, the pay is
, followed by,
"
Chances are such pay will allow you to live the highest standards you have ever lived before."...to be read as, "If you are a reject, EXTREMELY wealthy and willing to fork out some of your OWN money, or come from a country where rentals are about "~$130 a month", or less, then we can shaft you accordingly!
Orient Thai - YOU are the weakest link!