atpcliff, it is not fair to compair EVA Air with any of those US companies because those companies are not recruiting at this moment.
And if any of those are going to recruit in the near future they have to recall all the furloughed guys.
The salary in those companies for the first or the second year is really low but after the third the increase is big...let me now how much salary increase have you had in EVA for the last three years???
It could be a good chance for somebody how doesn't have any other option...but I would not leave a job for moving to EVA/CAL/TransAsia in Taiwan...somebody said "expats are required but not welcome"...