Heads Up
Beware of EVA.
Nice company to get huge hours as a F/O on widebodies. There are no more RCA positions for foreigners.Actually it is now called SFO.
Definition of huge hours? some guys were grounded in December due to reaching 1000hrs for the year!
Pay pathetic for F/Os but OK for PICs.
Upgrade prospects? Not bad to SFO. To PIC 10 years maybe.(Don't hold your breath).
Time off? MD11 35 days on 14 days off.
747 short month 8 days off long month 9 days off.
A330 you arrange either MD11 or 747 time off.
Scheduling only MD11 is irregular like any "all freighter operation".
Rest of the fleets OK.
SNY travel permitted and quite freely.
Tax around 20%
Annual Leave new joiners 20 days and you don't often get it.
LOL yes free.
Medical insurance provided by the State OK but you pay for it.
Conditions in general?
Free batchelor type pad.(Small)including utilities.
You are illeterate.
Treated like a peasant with no respect of any sort whatsoever.
Pollution terrible but heck you should have been here 10 years ago!
Like all expat. employers you are abused at the expense of the locals (and they are in the majority now but generally nice guys).
Anything else? Just ask
I see and know all.
PS ignore statements by ex types as this place changes daily!
Sorry forgot!
The medical: it\'s tough and if you have any worries about being 100% OK see your own GP before you waste your time getting here.
Forget your class 1 medical that\'s the real world. Here they want you to live to 100 years and fly a space shuttle until then. (I\'m not kidding).
Glasses and eyes no problem, work out why for yourself. The rest be sure you are GOOD.
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