Hey guys.
For you who are planning to work for Beijing PanAm in the future here is some new info that may change your mind!!!
This week, two flight instructors who performed every single required job related task, test, and training to become operational Flight instructors in China has been fired.
Those guys and numerous others have been waiting for an extremely long time for the arrival of the CAAC commercial pilot license that allows them to perform the flying duties as instructors (some have been waiting for more then four month). An important point that is worth mentioning is that while waiting for their license after having passed both Chinese written and flight tests, they were not allowed to start performing any flying duties as others have recently been allowed to do.
Flight instructors have been told that having a "validation" of the foreign certifications as well as passing both written and flying tests is required before any flight duties are to be allowed. This information can be referenced by reading PanAm contract under "Schedule 1, Qualifications."(By the way, the contract here worth nothing). In spite of passing all CAAC examinations, they have not been allowed to fly.
On the contrary, we have heard of and witnessed newly hired instructors that have not yet passed all the required tests still obtain validations of their Foreign Certificates and be given the opportunity to start flying. While others have waited in good faith and watched their hard-won skills deteriorate over time, these newly hired instructors have started flying and instructing as quickly as 2 months after their initial arrival at Beijing PanAm.
Beijing PanAm has not respected the contract and also has been ignored with no consideration given to priority delegated by seniority towards flying duties.
The reason for being fired was that they refused to move to another base until they will get their license. since they can't fly at other base why should they move and teach ground school all day long (as they did until now) when they have been defined under the contract as flight instructors and not ground instructors .
The guys have been fired because they are too good for the company, sounds weird 
? Well this is china and that's how things work here.
Beijing PanAm terminated their contract and kicked them out of the hotel while refusing to fulfill the contract terms.
Basically they didn't get anything that was in the contract and had to find their own way back home, embarrassed, angry and without any money for the flight ticket.
Guys, Beijing PanAm are the most corrupt company in Asia and probably all over the world ,People are leaving every month and there is no more new instructor on the way. We should all fight against this corrupt company to prevent that kind of incident to be repeated in the future,
Think twice, before you apply for this job.
Shai2000