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Old 6th Sep 2012, 09:09
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TAG AVIATION ASIA ?

Any insights ? Money, work conditions....ect ?
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If you want to work over there you have to move to Hong kong, no going home. I know the guy running the business over there.
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Thanks I knew that already....anything elses ?
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Do they Need FOs?
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i have a few mates there and they are all very happy, they now have over 30 A/C in Asiapac area, they also have the highest salaries!!Plenty more planes coming to.
Interesting times now at HK Airport, the operators are swelling and the space is limited, now theres
Metrojet
Jet Aviation
Tag Asia
BAA
HK Jet
Sinojet/TWC (usa)
Gama(UK)
Asiajet
Vistajet (swiss )
OPTUS jet (france)
Netjets soon to be established in Zhuhai.
and they are all hiring Pilots to.
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Where do these advertise for crew positions ? Guidance appreciated.
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Old 10th Sep 2012, 13:37
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TAG Asia has an online site for sending CVs and EOIs... previously advertised email addresses etc are now defunct.

Try https://recruitment.tagaviation.asia

Unfortunately, there is no single site where you will find TAG Asia positions - but Google seems to help!

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Not looked into this much before, but will US FAA licenses suffice for most of the HK operators? Or will Chinese Pilot certification be required? Also, how do most of these operators feel about Old Guy Expat Pilots (I am closing in on 59!) Thanks guys!
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Tag

I sent my docs into Tag - got an automated message. Also sent it to the CP and cc'd the admin assistant. Rated on the 604 / 605. Anybody give me a push through?
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There are quite a few N reg planes based in HK. If you join a hk company , to get a HK ATPL will involve about 5 exams and its a relatively easy process. You can fly to 65 , and there are pilots in hk flying past 65 on private ops.
If you have time on Gulfstream /Bombardier prospects are quite good.
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Old 28th Sep 2012, 14:38
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604

I got time on the 604 - 2000 hours. Think they would take me??
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Old 30th Sep 2012, 04:31
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You will find several different countries of registration for aircraft based in HKG.

Privately owned/operated are usually N, VP or M registration. Licensing is through validation of a foreign license for VP and M, a simple process.

B (HKG) registration is limited to aircraft operated by companies with a HKG AOC, and you can expect that some of these frames are used for charter. There are no validations when operating B (HKG): you must go through a full validation, conversion and flight check process. The flight checks required are in a sim and in the actual aircraft, with a HKCAD approved checker. Your licence conversion must be sponsored by a HKG operator, so there is no point trying to get a HKG licence on your own initiative. HKCAD is a very conservative organisation, and there are no shortcuts!

B (China) registration is, as far as I know, not available to HKG based aircraft. If you are Hong Kong based, you shouldn't ever have to go through the CAAC licensing process. There are other threads that refer to this process...

Trivia time: how to tell the difference between the B reg jets in this neck of the woods:
Hong Kong reg aircraft have 3 letters after the B: either B-H##, B-K## or B-L##
Macau reg aircraft have 3 letters after the B: B-M##
Taiwan reg aircraft have 5 digits after the B (eg. B-12345)
China reg aircraft have 4 digits after the B (eg. B-1234)

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Watch this space, the truth about TAG Aviation Asia, the management or lack of, the REAL conditions will all be revealed shortly
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Had an interview with them finally...: definetely not going there !
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Old 19th Oct 2012, 12:55
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I had an interview as well, they seemed OK to me...
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Old 19th Oct 2012, 14:11
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I had an interview as well, they seemed OK to me...
Have a look at Jr's posts here and you will see why TAG did not offer him a position.
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They did offer something...2 pilots on one Acft .maybe 3 but not now( probably never)..means no roster ( kiss your kids goodbye), was only offered F/o position with a "maybe" upgrade from the company in 10 or 15 years but not sure I will get an increase in salary since the Chinese Boss might not want to pay more or to see the anyway needless co-pilot in their "culture" becoming a Cptn. so no thank you !

China baby you can Keep

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Old 22nd Oct 2012, 11:33
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the one thing I don't understand on their recruitment website is when they talk about roster patterns...because they say you can have either 8/4 or 15/15 and so on...but then from what I hear you are on call all the time..?
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Old 22nd Oct 2012, 12:22
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I think you might be looking at T+C for pilots in TAG Aviation (Europe). I don't know of anyone offering such arrangements in HK/China!

Try this address TAG Aviation Asia
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Old 24th Oct 2012, 13:50
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Be wary of advertisements offering rotations. They'll suck you in under the pretense of a rotation that sounds reasonable then advise differently following your commitment. Keep your eyes open. I'm not suggesting TAG will do this, and to be honest it would be a appalling for a company of their standing to behave in such a way....but it seems the offers/promises, and the realities of such offers (by different organisations) are worlds apart. Be careful.

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