737 Jobs
 

Heard that an Asian carrier is looking for a current 737 captain with check experience and other 737 captains as well.

Conditions are said to be great

Contact: [email protected]

best of luck to all!

Interesting.....Cambodian e-mail adress!!:)

Spoke to some one from there today.

They want F/Os as well !

Good luck to all!

Is the the long drawn out Mekong Airlines.

What model B737 and what are the conditions/salary

Mail is it's a -500.

I have now seen the ILFC press release re the B737-500 for Mekong.

Who are the names/people behind Mekong ???

Good for you phnompenkid!

So glad more guys are working.
You have one of my favourite Captains with you.
Email me when you guys are in HKG and SIN.
There are a lot of us ex-AN guys and girls would love to catch up with you guys for a drink or 2. Perhaps introduce you to our favourite watering holes!
Good luck and savour every moment of it. I know how much a lot of the guys have missed being in the air.:)

Sounds like a goer and good to hear guys, but are there still any land-mine problems in the country areas??

phnompenhkid I assume you are not supplied with housing or accommodation by Mekong if you are looking at buying a house.

Are you paid an accommodation allowance.

Also, what is the pay, tax rate and conditions like. Any per diem ?.

How many ex AN pilots and any ex AN engineers. I assume local cabin crew.

Good luck to all involved

They pay an allowance whether we rent or buy. I'm not gfree to give all conditions, but it's a little less than some, and a lot more than most.
11 ex An drivers and a couple of locals, previously Royal Air Cambodge. 3 ex AN engineers so far.
This place is booming. There's huge growth in the economy, great restaurants, and even a ready supply of blonde backpackers at teh Foreign Correspondents'Club.
Six of us ate out last night, more than we should have eaten, and much more than we should have drunk, and the bill was US$5 each. Great.

I do not want to dampen your enthusiasm phnompenhkid but I suggest you do not make any long term decisions just yet.

I suggest you talk to the Aust Consulate Office in Phnom Penh before you even think of buying a house in Cambodia, a purchase could end up being either the best or worst investment decision in your life.

How sure are you Meekong will survive or even grow to the size you suggest. Their record is not very encouraging. They tend to exaggerate to say the least.

Did your first aircraft arrive on time as planned and when is the second one due.

F/O's?
 

Plastic Fantastic,
you said they need F/O's too. Do you know if you have to have time on type or could you get the job on the condition you complete an endorsement?

any info in regards to requirements would be great.

Thanks, VneII

Well the aircraft has lobbed! It's called City of Phnom Penh, but the pilots reckon they might name it Kermit the Frog - the colour is tree frog green. Thi pi$$ up at the Australian consuloate is on this afternoon, and we've all had to buy suits for the occasion.
KaptinM says on another thread that he'll give it 12 months. We're all surprised he's giving it more than a month since the pilots are mostly former AN!
He knows everybody and everything it seems. Says he knows one of the owners, but even we don't know ANY of the owners. What sort of a charlie is he?? Damned rich I'd say!
The licences should be issued within a few days and revenue ops start within a week. Hope KapM doesn't point the bone at us.
I'm still buying the house on the river too.
B772, you've obviously had some experience in Cambodia, so could you please elaborate, or better still, if you can make it to the pi$$ up, you can give us the tips personally.

Just wondering what the requirements for F/O positions are? Any further info on gaining employment with this new company would be good.

Thanks.

Good Luck you guys hope it works out,
I am asking the same question as VneII . If there are 737 F/O slots are they willing to employ guys with minimal or no time on type and bare Rating. I dont know where Ill get mine ,but I work it out if needed.

Also guys are there any Twin Otters getting around. Havent been able to track an Otter Job in S.E. Asia only Pacific Rim and Oz.

Got 4000TT,2400 multi com,1700 Multi Turbine Command,
OZATPL,USATP,NZATPL

Regards
Sheep

do they accept 737 rating on US ATP

Just a quick heads up here guys. CAL is interviewing and need a lot of crew. Great conditions etc. I enjoy it here very much and they look after you very well.

ALl the best

My comments to you phnompenhkid are based on 13 odd years experience in the area north of Aust. Both Kaptim M and myself are doing you a favour in replying so you do not have too much in the way of expectations and do not get your fingers burnt.

Your choice of user name and posting content suggest you are youthful and maybe vulnerable if you have been ex AN and unemployed for some time.

I guess you now know the risks of living and working in a foreign country such as Cambodia. You may need your own AK47 and hand grenades.

You will have a better idea of the future for Mekong and your own prospects when you see the passenger loads and yield over the coming weeks.

I hope it all works out for everybody involved.

737 jobs
 

Why thank you B772. Youthful yes, starry eyed, NO. Rocket Rod was almost a rocket scientist, nuclear physicist I think, and look what happened to the last two airlines he ran! I see it as an adventure, and not much else. It would be nice if it survived because I really enjoy it here. As I said in my initial post, the beer is sweet and the ladies pretty, that is if you have an east west bent. I particularly like the attitude the fa's have toward pilots. Nothing like those rags back in Oz.
Looks like a pleasant place to spend a few years, and living in the Intercontinental can't be all bad until the house on the river is up and running.
The events of the last couple of days were exciting. Machine gun fire and torched buildings don't happen every day back home; well schools are torched fairly regularly by kids who don't want to go to school the next day, but the machine guns, well they're a different matter,
It's difficult to believe some Thai film star could have triggered such events with the statement that was allegedly made. That's the third world mentality. They go off like a fire cracker when challenged.
Nice talking to you and receiving your advice.

From ABC Radio
 

Cambodia's national carrier replaced

Asia's newest airline is about to take delivery of its first plane.

Mekong Airlines is jointly owned by Cambodian, Australian and US interests and plans to soon expand beyond local flights to international flights as far afield as Melbourne.

Karon Snowdon reports it replaces Cambodia's national carrier which collapsed a year ago:

"Mekong Airlines initially plans 23 flights a week to the popular tourist destination of Ankor Wat and expects to quickly add planes and flights to Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Hong Kong and eventually Sydney and Melbourne. Its 51 per cent owned by private Cambodian interests, 29 per cent US and 20 per cent Australian all of whom remain anonymous. Chief Executive Denziel Sprague says while most pilots and maintenance personel are Australians, Cambodians will take their places over time: 'There's a real excitement in Cambodia that at last they have another airline and I think its a matter of pride for Cambodia to have an ailrine representing themselves here.'"

24/01/2003 03:21:49 | ABC Radio