A friend of mine was there for a very short time and left due to bad living conditions, a rediculous work schedule, and unsafe airplanes. The pay for a Capt is $4,000, FO is $2,000
to fly a min of 100 hours per month!! He said the apartment had several pilots living in it, was very run down and dirty, and was located in a very bad part of Jakarta. Also Air Batavia was listed a year or two ago as one of the top six most unsafe airlines in the region, but they may be trying to change that. They have had several instances in the last couple of months of maintenance problems. They give the passengers a cup of water and bread on the flight... better than a little bag of peanuts I guess.
If you have the option to go somewhere else... you may want to consider it. From what I was told, they are very bad at the moment. You will make more instructing or flying as a copilot in a regional.
a section of wing comes off in flight ???
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599...-23109,00.html
a plane gets lost and strays over 300 km?
Safety Board to investigate Batavia Air's strayed plane | The Jakarta Post
Grinding sounds coming out of the engine, but they launch anyway?
Batavia Air jet fails takeoff | The Jakarta Post
Just an engine failure..
145 Batavia Air Passengers Safe After In-Flight Engine Failure - The Jakarta Globe
I like this one..
http://www.travelmole.com/stories/1127620.php