Humvee your salary quote is definitely lobsided, Airasia is performance based you dont fly you dont get paid - period - They pay basic plus 25 hrs once you are online. If you figure on $9000 usd average in airasia that would be more realistic. Malaysian gov going broke so don`t expect to see the present prices for too much longer most subsidies slowly but surely getting reduced with a view to eliminating all together. At the moment income tax is 26% on basic but rumors are abound that due gov predicament, tax MIGHT INCLUDE sector allowance, if that happens wow i can see whole bunch of guys packing up and leaving.