JCAB ATPL conversion from EASA

[AlphaEcho86]

Hi everyone, I ´m considering converting my EASA licence to the JCAB one. Since it´s needed a Japanese licence for flying JA- registered aircraft, my questions are:

- is it worth the investment to convert the licence by my own at a japanese flight school? e.g. Asahi Air (Yao, Osaka)

- Can the radio operator licence test be done in English? (I would have no problems doing it in Japanese, but I feel more confident in English)

- Would the airlines arrange all the working visas paperwork?

- Does it helps if I have an ICAO lvl 5 already? (I´ve got also a Spanish ICAO 6 but out of Spain, won´t do too much)


I am able to understand and speak Japanese, albeit if needed I will be willing to go to a language school to polish it.

Thank you

[The Dominican]

Is this for a job here in Japan? The reason I ask is that if it is for a job, then the company will arrange your license conversion so....., Why spend the money?

[jrmyl]

Also, if it is for a flying job here, the Japanese language does not matter. All international aviation is done in English.

[galdian]

on the same wavelength:

can you actually obtain, or will the JCAB ever validate, a licence conversion if you do NOT have a job, or job offer, from a Japanese airline??

would be very un-japanese if they did on past history IMHO, the precious Japanese ATPL not to be issued willy nilly.

cheers :ok:

[AlphaEcho86]

Is this for a job here in Japan? The reason I ask is that if it is for a job, then the company will arrange your license conversion so....., Why spend the money?

Yes, I´ve looked job positions(Air Japan, Peach aviation,etc.) but I don´t meet the hours requirements. So that´s why I was looking to do it myself.

Also, if it is for a flying job here, the Japanese language does not matter. All international aviation is done in English.

Because I didn´t met the experience required I tried to do some research on domestic carriers (J-Air, ANA Wings) for a first officer position. But the careers website was in Japanese and the assesment and interview was therefore conducted in Japanese.

can you actually obtain, or will the JCAB ever validate, a licence conversion if you do NOT have a job, or job offer, from a Japanese airline??

I thought you needed to have a JCAB licence to apply for a Japanese airline

Thanks for the information

[The Dominican]

If you don't meet the minimums, having the Japanese ATPL won't help you! These companies are pretty strict with their requirements.

You don't need to have the JCAB license to apply to the contracts here in Japan..., all these companies have as part of their training the ATPL conversion as well.

Don't spend the money..., it will be ridiculously expensive and it won't accomplish anything.

Get a stepping stone job first to get the hours and then apply...!

[TurbanPIC]

Air Japan and Jetstar Japan both require a JCAB license for Captains to hire in directly as DEC.


I have never heard of any foreigner getting the JCAB license without being hired by a Japanese airline who handled the conversion for them.


If anyone out there who is not Japanese and is not fluent in the language has done the conversion from EASA or FAA to JCAB, I for one would like to hear about it.


I did all he usual google searching and the websites I found were so convoluted they made my eyes glaze over.

[galdian]

Not quite correct:

Jetstar Japan website requires:

- current ICAO ATPL
- 500 hours airbus family time
- class 1 medical
- plus other stuff.

Yes currently AirJapan require JCAB licence for DEC's.

[RUMBEAR]

When a company in Japan requires a JCAB ATPL, it should probably be interpreted as JCAB ATPL and experience flying for a Japanese airline.

[The Dominican]

In the case of Air Japan in particular....., they are satisfying their captain requirements with their upgrade program, as a mater of fact we are fat on captains right now... So as to limit the applications to F/O slots then they set the license requirement.

Previous experience on a Japanese company doesn't seem to be a priority here..., sure they've hired guys from other outfits but the majority of folks come to their first experience as expats in Japan.