Flying jobs in China require experienced Expat Captains
China needs experienced expat Captains, due to phenomenal growth in the Aviation Industry.
I have been employed, in China, as a Boeing 737-800/700 Captain 3.5 years, for Shanghai Airlines.
China has been good to me.
Google:
Brookfield Aviation - David George
Direct Personnel - Shane Pollard or Claire Doyle
IAC - Roy Wheatley
PARC Aviation - Padraic Toolan
Rishworth Aviation - Kim Bell
Get your logbooks up-to-date, police clearances, no accident/incident report, before you entertain applying . . . as the paperwork processing required takes time, but not as much, if you are prepared. Maybe took me three months. If you do not have ICAO English Level 4 or Level 6 appended to your ATPL, get it before you come.
The ATPL Written Exam does have a 70% failure rate, so you must study. This is not an all expenses paid holiday. Come prepared.
The Simulator Assessment is straight forward: Crew Resource Management and Resource Management -based, expect Stall Series, Steep Turns (suggest using FPV on the horizon, make it easier on yourself), Cabin Altitude Warning/Rapid Decompression/Emergency Descent, Visual Pattern with Strong Crosswinds (given in Meters/Second), Normal ILS (hand flown, with no Flight Director), Non-precision Approach (hand flown no Flight Director), maybe an N1 Overspeed during takeoff, Low Speed/High Thrust Reject, Reject near V1 or a second afterwards, Engine Failure or Engine Fire After Takeoff, expect same during Go Around, especially if you are flying a four engine aircraft, expect Hydraulics system failure and manual gear extension or alternate flap extension (give yourself some extra time), expect Windshear on approach or on takeoff, expect some reason to land immediately and do an Evacuation. All standard stuff.
The rest is up to you. If I could do it, anyone can.
READ YOUR CONTRACT CAREFULLY. DO NOT BE AFRAID TO ASK FOR WHAT YOU ARE WORTH. BE SURE EVERYTHING YOU ANTICIPATE YOU WILL WANT OR NEED IS IN WRITING. THE TIDE IS TURNING IN OUR FAVOR. DEMAND FOR PILOTS IS HIGH, GLOBALLY, sick economy or not.
REMEMBER, AVIATION SAFETY MUST COME FIRST -NO COMPROMISE. I DON'T COMPROMISE ON AVIATION SAFETY NOR COMPLIANCE WITH CAAC AIR LAWS NOR BOEING PROCEDURES NOR MAINTENANCE STANDARDS.
Good luck.
Last edited by FWRWATPLX2; 26th Nov 2010 at 05:32.