Ok three of our guys just got back from Beijing having seen HNA. The process is: Sim check, don't ask for profiles because they all had different stuff, but you need to do 2 or 3 max crosswind landings, usually after some sort of problem, one/two is raw data, maybe single engine NP approach or ILS s/e.
They wont tell you if you passed or not there and then.
Next is medical, then CAAC ATPL.
Here's the rub: Having passed the sim, you go back for CAAC ATPL exams then back for SOP training (maybe after 3/4 months), ground school/in sim followed by authority licence check, very strict according to chief pilot.
The guy we met doing his medical had been in the system 9 months, others longer, some over a year.
Worth a look if you have time on your hands.
No PMs on this please
Apparently HNA get money from the government when they do foriegn pilot checks, they are building database up of potential candidates.
Out of BRU there are some Belgian A330 Cpts, apart from that there are about 21 foreign pilots out of 400 or so. Its the ICAO level 4 they want out of Beijing, so other bases, not really an option.
Seem like a good company but nothing moves quickly and as you pay you own connecting flights to their hubs and tax on the ID flight with them, after 3 trips you could be £1500 out of pocket easily ( depending on your location).
Expenses!! some guys still waiting for refeund from last year.
It is apparently " just the system"