Sichuan Airlines WARNING..!
Hello Everyone,
This is a WARNING to any pilot considering to work for SICHUAN AIRLINES, you do not have schedule days off..! They are now considering any day off not required by CAAC rest subject to change and you will be forced to fly.
Sichuan Airlines used to be the place to work for in China but its changed now, unfortunately to one of the worst for any quality of life.
Safety meetings constantly and forced threats must attend or else on any lucky to have day off. Medicals always pushed on required rest for one reason or another.
Elearning, non stop, such a constant burden with threats of punishment to complete self tests on line. People cant hardly keep up with requirements.
It used to be you had s final schedule with some integrity for you days off, now thst is gone. If you are back up or standby for a day, used to be you might have a flight on that day. Now, they give you any length flight that day including your days off, it doesnt matter.
Also actively blocking your release, you may or may not get relased after contract, its risky, once your get hired, might be trapped in China.
If you have family or consider quality of life, forget about that. One leader states they can fly you 3 months straight, days off on the road, doesnt matter as long as you meet required rest requirements. Your scheduled day off is up for grabs.
When you have a day off, you are not allowed to go outside of Chengdu 25 kilimeters without permission, must stay in base unless aporoved.
If you finish your monthly schedule, even if flown 100 hours, say you ended up with 3 days in a row, not allow to leave base.
Vacations many times have you return After midnight up against your vacation day start. When you return from vacation expect early departure first day, there is no concept of trying to adjust work schedule to try an benefit even one day, forget that idea.
CAAC relationship poor now random written tests when you show up to fly, out of the blue, if you fail, stop the flght. Also you will be tsrgeted for special CAAC sim checks from the written or other.
Lots of double shifts, show up 0500 to fly, have a 3 to 4 hour rest in mddle of day, then back to fly get to hotel at midnight.
Also dead head crazy, everywhere no life, its NOT WORTH it....! It used to be the place, now people want to run CHENGDU AIRLINES which is the NEW place to be.
Do you homework, you have been warned. This is not a rant just some facts people should consider.
Fly Safe,
On Final