Actually, the contract being offered is the same one that was offered six months ago. There was an attempt to lower the contract slightly to around 10+ per month (is that so far off for hanging out in Saigon?) but that isn't happening. Just one more ppruner at work slamming another airline that wouldn't hire him. They have hired several pilots in both seats since May and are continuing to do so. A few did fail the CAAV check but of course, that couldn't possibly be the pilots fault due to lack of prep, could it. I thought it was a much easier check than others I've done in the past.
They appear to be hiring direct now. Good or bad, time will tell.
If you have some solid 320 time and find yourself at the end of your contract, it's not a bad place, as some would like to make it out.