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In regards to commuting, will Air Japan allow you to take the $2,000 some months and a ticket other months? If you take the ticket, do you have to go to your actual home city or can you go to a different city each month? I'm single and would like to sometimes stay in Japan, and other times travel to different cities.
You may take the $2000 or C class ticket, at your discretion. When you join, you nominate your home city for commuting, I believe you are able to nominate a 2nd one but may be asked to prove residence/interest there, eg. a lease or utility bill. The company will not buy a ticket for you to visit different cities every month.
Probably best to ask the company when you have the job . I am not sure what the written policy is and they'd be the best people to ask. I guess an e-mail to the recruiting company would also be an idea, if this will be a deal breaker. They should know the policy
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Thanks for the info.
Say I have parents and extended family in Boston, but rent an apartment in Bangkok. Would that satisfy the 2nd city requirement?
Say I have parents and extended family in Boston, but rent an apartment in Bangkok. Would that satisfy the 2nd city requirement?
Now, the question is why would you do that? The months that you head down to BKK just bank the 2G's and use ZED tickets to get there, there are several flights a day and no jet lag issues to speak off, it's a roundabout 6 hour flight. Besides, most airlines that fly there make it with a configuration that is not lay flat so you won't be much more comfortable than in coach..., not $2,000 worth of comfort anyways
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Who IS the Best Recruiter for Air Japan?
Hi Guys,
Thanks for all of you to share your experience in Air Japan.
Im going to apply and I dont know who the best recruiter is.
Some posts ago, someone asked about the same question but it was not answered enough. PARC gives around 1000~$ more a month apparently,maybe itīs because the insurance or other things are not so great like Crew offers...Or maybe itīs the same..Dont know...
Anybody to answer..?
Thanks my friends!
Thanks for all of you to share your experience in Air Japan.
Im going to apply and I dont know who the best recruiter is.
Some posts ago, someone asked about the same question but it was not answered enough. PARC gives around 1000~$ more a month apparently,maybe itīs because the insurance or other things are not so great like Crew offers...Or maybe itīs the same..Dont know...
Anybody to answer..?
Thanks my friends!
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Best agency is CREW and, no, PARC don't pay $1000 more. I expect the number you're looking at is the salary without the pension (sort of)/savings plan money deducted, whereas the CREW numbers include the 401K. The basic wage is the same, the increments, the experience pay, the accommodation and the per diem. The differences are (1)the medical cover (2)loss of licence and (3)the support.
The CREW medical cover is VASTLY superior to PARC. CREW covers your whole family and with none of the stupid excess payments that PARC has. PARC use BUPA which you would think would be okay but there are plenty of issues in certain countries, including Australia, where a good number of their employees come from. If you want to cover your family with PARC then it is very expensive and really not worth it.
PARC provide LOL, whereas CREW do not. However, CREW now offer an option to purchase LOL and it is a good deal. You are far better off going with CREW and purchasing their LOL. The money you would save over purchasing medical cover for a family would be significant.
None of the agencies is ever going to provide the support you really want because they don't want to get in the bad books of the contracting company and risk losing the deal. However, the PARC guy has got no balls and it showed recently when our scheduling committee guys were looking for support over fatigue issues. CREW were absolute in their commitment to their pilots and sent out a clear, unambiguous email, saying that they would be looked after if they were too fatigued to fly. PARC were asked for the same commitment but decided that people might 'take advantage' and so, once again, did absolutely nothing.
Both agencies seem to pay on time and I haven't heard of any issues like those experienced by some of the Chinese airline agencies.
Once I would have recommended PARC for European and Australian pilots and CREW for the US. Nowadays I would only recommend CREW.....until PARC get their act together and sort out their health cover and support. Seeing as they're getting the same money from AJX per pilot, PARC must be coining it in with the savings they're making on health cover premiums
The CREW medical cover is VASTLY superior to PARC. CREW covers your whole family and with none of the stupid excess payments that PARC has. PARC use BUPA which you would think would be okay but there are plenty of issues in certain countries, including Australia, where a good number of their employees come from. If you want to cover your family with PARC then it is very expensive and really not worth it.
PARC provide LOL, whereas CREW do not. However, CREW now offer an option to purchase LOL and it is a good deal. You are far better off going with CREW and purchasing their LOL. The money you would save over purchasing medical cover for a family would be significant.
None of the agencies is ever going to provide the support you really want because they don't want to get in the bad books of the contracting company and risk losing the deal. However, the PARC guy has got no balls and it showed recently when our scheduling committee guys were looking for support over fatigue issues. CREW were absolute in their commitment to their pilots and sent out a clear, unambiguous email, saying that they would be looked after if they were too fatigued to fly. PARC were asked for the same commitment but decided that people might 'take advantage' and so, once again, did absolutely nothing.
Both agencies seem to pay on time and I haven't heard of any issues like those experienced by some of the Chinese airline agencies.
Once I would have recommended PARC for European and Australian pilots and CREW for the US. Nowadays I would only recommend CREW.....until PARC get their act together and sort out their health cover and support. Seeing as they're getting the same money from AJX per pilot, PARC must be coining it in with the savings they're making on health cover premiums
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Fratemate is not the lone voice, without repeating every word expressed, I fully concur. I'm a longer term crew member and I've seen all of the comings and goings, CReW is the best option.
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ALERT STILL RADIATION IN TOKYO!!!
First of all thank you Fratemate and Kraus.
Do you know how is the radiation affecting to all the population?
I read these reports and I would like to know how long crew has to pass in Japan every month more or less.
Thank you on advance.Here you have the reports
A Tokyo doctor who has moved to western Japan urges fellow doctors to promote radiation protection: A message from Dr. Mita to his colleagues in Kodaira, Tokyo - World Network For Saving Children From Radiation
Japan Radiation Risks: FAQ
Do you know how is the radiation affecting to all the population?
I read these reports and I would like to know how long crew has to pass in Japan every month more or less.
Thank you on advance.Here you have the reports
A Tokyo doctor who has moved to western Japan urges fellow doctors to promote radiation protection: A message from Dr. Mita to his colleagues in Kodaira, Tokyo - World Network For Saving Children From Radiation
Japan Radiation Risks: FAQ
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I think about three pilots and the office cat are contracted to IAC. I haven't heard anything good or bad about them, so I can't comment on their medical coverage etc. From speaking to the guys concerned, I think most of them have never heard from their representative, so hardly glowing recommendations of support. I get the impression that they plod along and everything is average.
Rishworth....well we all know that you can't avoid them enough. However, it would appear they are just a conduit to CREW and having introduced the pilots they disappear. I suppose they must get a finder's fee from CREW and that's it. I have never heard of anyone who is actually under contract to Rishworth at AJX, although I'm more than happy to be corrected and would be surprised that any pilot would be that mad.
Longreach seem to be pretty good for the Qantas guys who are on long term leave without pay but, again, I don't know of anyone else who is contracted to them. With the Qantas people getting their recall notices and nobody else being given LWOP I suppose the Longreach supply will dry up a bit and it will be just those who decide to stay, rather than return to the Mothership.
So, yes, there are other minor players in the game but realistically it's a choice between CREW and PARC and I've already made my feelings known on that score.
Rishworth....well we all know that you can't avoid them enough. However, it would appear they are just a conduit to CREW and having introduced the pilots they disappear. I suppose they must get a finder's fee from CREW and that's it. I have never heard of anyone who is actually under contract to Rishworth at AJX, although I'm more than happy to be corrected and would be surprised that any pilot would be that mad.
Longreach seem to be pretty good for the Qantas guys who are on long term leave without pay but, again, I don't know of anyone else who is contracted to them. With the Qantas people getting their recall notices and nobody else being given LWOP I suppose the Longreach supply will dry up a bit and it will be just those who decide to stay, rather than return to the Mothership.
So, yes, there are other minor players in the game but realistically it's a choice between CREW and PARC and I've already made my feelings known on that score.
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OK crystal ball - all the "advice" is that AirJapan plan to primarily fill Commands through upgrade (as they should if they can), could the LWOP QF guys stuff that to some greater or lesser degree??
Whilst everyone's different I would suggest most would look at returning to QF, always been a "boom or bust" situation in Oz and would appear some sort of "boom" is about to happen after many years of going backwards in QF.
Cheers.
Whilst everyone's different I would suggest most would look at returning to QF, always been a "boom or bust" situation in Oz and would appear some sort of "boom" is about to happen after many years of going backwards in QF.
Cheers.
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Whilst everyone's different I would suggest most would look at returning to QF, always been a "boom or bust" situation in Oz and would appear some sort of "boom" is about to happen after many years of going backwards in QF.
Do you know how is the radiation affecting to all the population?
Do you know how much radiation you are exposed to when you fly? Us pilots are exposed to 10 times more radiation than the sailors working on nuclear submarines..... If you are so concerned about radiation don't ever climb above 5,000 feet...., ever
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Really?
Dominican, just read the reports that Iīve attached before. Itīs not a little radiation 
..We are speaking about levels at least so high like in Chernobyl 
. 40% of children in Tokyo are developing thyroids Cancer. The government 
are hiding it but some doctors alert about the consequences. ALL is contaminated: vegetables, fruit, water, etc 
I think itīs a serious situation. Just read about it
Have a safe flight
..We are speaking about levels at least so high like in Chernobyl . 40% of children in Tokyo are developing thyroids Cancer. The government are hiding it but some doctors alert about the consequences. ALL is contaminated: vegetables, fruit, water, etc I think itīs a serious situation. Just read about it
Have a safe flight
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40%of the children in Tokyo are developing thyroid cancer...., just listen to yourself........!
One thing is the tabloid style media and another are the data from the scientist.
Do us all a favor....., Don't apply, we are all glowing in the dark and dying horrible deaths from having to read such stupidity
At the current birth rate (and it is at historic lows) you are talking about 6,400,000 children developing thyroid cancer that are under of 5 years old....., and you are saying that there is a government conspiracy to hide that fact in an era when everyone with a smart phone is a CNN and NBC reporter.....!
Don't be a slave to tabloids compadre.....! LOL
One thing is the tabloid style media and another are the data from the scientist.
Do us all a favor....., Don't apply, we are all glowing in the dark and dying horrible deaths from having to read such stupidity
At the current birth rate (and it is at historic lows) you are talking about 6,400,000 children developing thyroid cancer that are under of 5 years old....., and you are saying that there is a government conspiracy to hide that fact in an era when everyone with a smart phone is a CNN and NBC reporter.....!
Don't be a slave to tabloids compadre.....! LOL
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I'm with Longreach and not on leave from Qantas. I'm based in Australia, you get good health cover from Bupa Australia for you and the whole family with Hospital and extras with no excess, this meets the government requirements to reduce medicare levy. You are reimbursed 350 to put towards a new headset also. Longreach is partnered with Crew so you are actually employed by Crew. Being Australian based it seemed the best fit for myself.
The pay i believe is the same whoever you are with, its the little things that will help you decide
The pay i believe is the same whoever you are with, its the little things that will help you decide
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Hey Dominican, always a pleasure to read your posts on here and on Airline Pilot Central..I have always wondered ane it's been many years, are you from the Dominican Republic? I live in Queens, NY and have many Dominican friends..Very curious that's all...I used to fly all over D.R as well..Best,
