Recent copy of Orient Aviation I think it was, reported the political barriers to foreign pilot employment have all been lifted and officially recognised by Beijing as regretfully necessary (work permit issues etc etc). A bit of 'loss of face' involved.
As in Europe the First Officer quite commonly gets a check to line with less than 400 hours TT. Progression to command from there takes about 7 years at Hainan.
Beats the crap out of the Australasian GA scene doesnt it
If the projections pan out there'll have to be a flood of expat jobs coming over the next few years, with conditions and pay rising accordingly.
