Originally Posted by
terd_ferguson
Flying Mechanic, have you worked at Eva? Did the people you know who got jobs in those places maybe already have a type rating from a previous job that they used to get the next job after Eva (either the same type they were on at Eva or a different one)?
As examples, I know that if you were on the 747 at Eva and wanted to apply for a job at Nippon Cargo, your 747 rating on your Taiwanese licence wouldn't be accepted - it must be on an ICAO licence. I know this from asking the question to an agency.
I thought that when it comes to the Japanese carriers, you have to go through the whole private to ATPL thing anyways over about 6 months.