There was a course in Jan, Feb,Mar and April for the next four aircraft....next courses later in the year. I was looking at this seriously but struggling for quality information as there are very few people posting here who work for the company.
Eventually got access to several guys (in all three seats) and it seems to depend on what you are looking for. The upside is you get to fly a shiny new 787....and get lots of time off when it goes tech. The downsides are that the Bangkok base plan has a number of issues.
The main two being
- This is not going to be a tax free gig.
- They cannot support the block of eight days off....this is a major concern for several of those I spoke to who saw this as one of the major benefits of the contract. That said some of the younger guys are not fussed about the second issue and seem quite happy to be spending their time off wherever they are rostered (apart from Oslo...damn cold & expensive).
Didn't want to look at China but Tax free $180,000 a year has to be the way ahead. That said go into that with your eyes open as the Chinese have their own way of doing things.