Sure why not, Jade Air Cargo........................about the same as the old slave trade I reckon, as you say all hush hush and very secret................Thats 'cos the contracts CRAP...................I went to shenzen some time ago as they paid 4 nights hotel for free. You do an English test, then some German Twats do a Psych test on you..............Told me I was fine but I did not seem to have the required enthusiasm to work for Jade. I told them if someone would tell me what the pay was maybe I could get enthusiastic !!! Did a sim check , all very straightforward and it seems you had to at least crash 3 times to fail!!!
eventually on day 3 this German dude turns up, spends 2 hours on his mobile then says "Ah, yes, terms and conditions, ve haf very good medical insurance you know!!"
then he pulls out a bit of paper and says, "Mine Gott, this is hard to decipher"
Llike sh#@ it was................."for Captains is $9500 US a month based on flying 80 hours"..........................OK. doesn't sound like the end of the world, so how does that work ?? "Ve pay you a base salary of $5,500 a month plus ve Guarentee to pay you for 50 hour at $50 an hour"
"MMmm, sound like $8,000 a month to me"
"Vell, yes but if you do 80 you will get $9,500"
"MMmmm, start up operator, lots of training, no chance , so $8000 a month it is then
what about per Diem ??
Ve pay you $3 an hour........................."From sign on to sign off??"
"No, no, from arrival at destination to leaving destination, I mean ve are paying you $50 an hour already".................."MMMmmm, maybe I'll take that job in MaccyD's"
and 9 days off ?? in a block ??............."No, some when you are away on a trip and max 3 days block when in shenzen.......................
"so, the medical Insurance ??"..........well, we have not finalised the contract yet, but when we do it will be very good".............."Ok, getting the idea, this is a pisstake , yes??"
"Vell if you are not type rated, we will train you, and deduct $1200 US a month for 3 years to repay the training"
Ok, well, lucky for me I am type rated, but these other poor buggers are going to work for , what ?? $6,800 a month, bargain, what about F/O's ???they pay you or what ??
OK TO SUM UP, THIS LOT IS A JOKE.............IF YOUR DESPERATE FOR A 744 RATING JOIN JADE GET THE TYPE, THEN QUIT ON PAYDAY, THEY CAN CHASE YOU ROUND BUT WILL NEVER BE ABLE TO GET ANY MONEY OFF YOU................................KOREAN PAYS $12,500 A MONTH FOR 744 guys, LOOKS LIKE JADE HAS SET UP A NICE TRAING SCHOOL FOR KOREAN..................