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Old 25th Sep 2019, 16:35
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Correct, for the 7 millionth time
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Old 25th Sep 2019, 16:43
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Good deal

Hey whats up jocico de perro again
No training bond
No tax,
10k- in your pocket
Bussines class to home
Phasing out 767 to 787.
Here there are too many complaining , maybe people inside that dont wnat u get in or people have never been in a airline.

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Old 25th Sep 2019, 19:52
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Originally Posted by Chloeamgraham
Hi I know it’s looking a long way into the future and I need to pass the assessment first! But I’m just curious what destinations the air japan 787s fly to? Saw one in Sydney yesterday but I was told that all the ANA Dreamliners have air japan on the side of them? Many thanks as always
I recently parked next to an AJX 787 in BRU , HAN and CGK
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Old 26th Sep 2019, 01:57
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Every ANA 787 and 767-300ER has a small Air Japan decal on each side. AJX crews have never operated to Europe.
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Old 27th Sep 2019, 08:10
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Hey whats up jocico de perro again
No training bond No, but very long training, with not a lot of actual training. You're expected to know it all before you go in the sim, so expect checking instead of training
No tax, No, there's no tax to be paid in Japan. You still have to pay tax in your own country. How many more times do we have to say this
10k- in your pocket Before tax
Bussines class to home
Phasing out 767 to 787. I think that's good but it's not for everybody
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Old 9th Oct 2019, 23:29
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Local bank account

Hi guys and girls,

As I understand while you are in training you get an alien visa, and are able to opet an account in Japan.
Is it possible to keep Japan’s bank account opet after the visa expires during your entire duration of contract work? Can you receive your pay in that account?

thanks
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Old 9th Oct 2019, 23:52
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no, once you finish the sim training, your residence visa is cancelled and you become a foreign crewmember operating in and out of Japan.

Legally, one cannot hold a bank account, phone, drivers licence etc. without the residence permit, so, unless you arrange it yourself (there will be no help from your employer or AJX) you become a non-resident, foreign crewmember once your sim training s complete.
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Old 10th Oct 2019, 16:02
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Hello to everyone!
I’ve read every single post from the very beginning and I am thankful to all of the generous colleagues. However, I have one question and I’ll be grateful if you would elaborate on the topic. I am a Cmd on A320 with 12k total hours, I have flown across EU,USA, ME but I have never flown the long range and the Far East region where the AJX is operating.
Would you express your thoughts and experience flying the long range operation on AJX network (weather, roster, fatigue...) since I’ve never done it before? It has been said that it’s a fatigueing constant day-night rotations...Could you be more specific. Also, the roster is 16-18 days on and 14 days off ( with the 2 vacation days) if I understand correctly, how many hours are average flight/ duty time?
Thank you in forward.

Kind regards

Fly safely
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Old 18th Oct 2019, 19:58
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Originally Posted by gtseraf
no, once you finish the sim training, your residence visa is cancelled and you become a foreign crewmember operating in and out of Japan.

Legally, one cannot hold a bank account, phone, drivers licence etc. without the residence permit, so, unless you arrange it yourself (there will be no help from your employer or AJX) you become a non-resident, foreign crewmember once your sim training s complete.

Thanks for the info...hmm, I was hopping you can keep your account.

Are any of the guys from on self-employed contract with Parc or Crew? Like Ryan Air...?

How bad was it during the last storm??? Any feedback? It looked pretty hardcore on tv/online? Hope everybody was safe..
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Old 18th Oct 2019, 23:27
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Originally Posted by Jocico_de_perro
Hey whats up jocico de perro again
No training bond
No tax,
10k- in your pocket
Bussines class to home
Phasing out 767 to 787.
Here there are too many complaining , maybe people inside that dont wnat u get in or people have never been in a airline.

OR people have been in a REAL airline before pilots sold their souls for a quick jet command and can tell the difference between a REAL airline and the contract world this operation exists in.
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Old 2nd Nov 2019, 00:10
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Hey All. Thanks for all good info everyone.

Couple of qs... what are the tax rules..... Kidding.

- For the oncall/rsv days how long does the reserve last 24hrs, 6am-8pm,etc. And any stand down time during the rsv day? I doubt it but worth a shot.

- I get either the commuting arrangement with the travel coordinator or money in pocket, but can you split the difference? Let's say Stby to get home and a confirmed seat for the return to NRT? Book a ZED fare home to save a 1000$?

-What happens due to a circumstance out of your control, A/C goes mechanical on the way to work and you are not able to report on time with a confirmed dhd?

- Did anyone shake hands in the interview with the panel or only bow?

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Old 2nd Nov 2019, 02:02
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Originally Posted by Chacken_Nuggets
Hey All. Thanks for all good info everyone.

Couple of qs... what are the tax rules..... Kidding.

- For the oncall/rsv days how long does the reserve last 24hrs, 6am-8pm,etc. And any stand down time during the rsv day? I doubt it but worth a shot.

- I get either the commuting arrangement with the travel coordinator or money in pocket, but can you split the difference? Let's say Stby to get home and a confirmed seat for the return to NRT? Book a ZED fare home to save a 1000$?

-What happens due to a circumstance out of your control, A/C goes mechanical on the way to work and you are not able to report on time with a confirmed dhd?

- Did anyone shake hands in the interview with the panel or only bow?

Regards
C N 🐔
Standby times are usually 6-8 hours. Sometimes shorter. I had one last week that was 2 1/2 hours. I think they just wanted to put something on my schedule but couldn't start it prior to 15:30 due to scheduling guidelines. Not sure what you mean by stand down time though.

Can't split the commute. It's either round trip c-class or $2000.

If your c-class flight cancels or is delayed they understand and will rearrange your schedule. I've had it twice in 9 years so it isn't very common. Not sure what they will do if you are on a zed ticket though.

If I remember correctly I think I bowed and shook hands during the interview.
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Old 2nd Nov 2019, 14:40
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Originally Posted by jrmyl
Standby times are usually 6-8 hours. Sometimes shorter. I had one last week that was 2 1/2 hours. I think they just wanted to put something on my schedule but couldn't start it prior to 15:30 due to scheduling guidelines. Not sure what you mean by stand down time though.

Can't split the commute. It's either round trip c-class or $2000.

If your c-class flight cancels or is delayed they understand and will rearrange your schedule. I've had it twice in 9 years so it isn't very common. Not sure what they will do if you are on a zed ticket though.

If I remember correctly I think I bowed and shook hands during the interview.
Thank you for the reply.
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Old 3rd Nov 2019, 19:16
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Tax? Deduction

Those ones in there can say how much is tax percentage any idea
american 20%??
European 25%
Brazilian 15%
Or those who avoid pay it. If posible





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Old 3rd Nov 2019, 23:22
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Originally Posted by Jocico_de_perro
Those ones in there can say how much is tax percentage any idea
american 20%??
European 25%
Brazilian 15%
Or those who avoid pay it. If posible


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optimistic numbers I’d say
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Old 4th Nov 2019, 02:24
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Originally Posted by Chacken_Nuggets
Thank you for the reply.
If you're on a ZED ticket and the flight is cancelled same thing, not your fault. However if you're on a ZED and you can't get on because it's full you'd better have Plan B!!!
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Old 6th Nov 2019, 19:17
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Brazilians have two options. You can keep an active fiscal status or an inactive one. If you opt for the former you have to pay taxes of any amount you are paid, and this is calculated based on income brackets. Based on the income mentioned for this contract, it would fall under the 27.5% bracket.
On the other hand, you can also choose to inform the IRS that you are leaving the country for good (for at least one year, 12 consecutive months) and therefore you are exempted of declaring income/properties and paying taxes.
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Old 7th Nov 2019, 02:47
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The interviews are in Tokyo as always, however, after being recently in contact with CREW, the sim preparations are in Sydney. Its a little uncomfortable to go to Sidney to stay some days there paying your hotel and then from there to go to Tokyo to do the assessments. Of course you have to then go back to your country.
The reinbursment is as follows:
Example: You life in PARIS. You have to book your own ticket from Paris to Sidney. Pay your stay there and then book a ticket from Sidney to Tokyo. Pay your stay there and then book a ticket to Paris.
CREW reinburses in the following manner: They calculate how much a round trip ticket costs from Paris to Tokyo. Let's say 1000 dollars. Thats what you get + the sim in sidney. But in the meantime, you paid 500 extra to arrive to Sidney, one ticket to go to tokyo and another one to paris. I find it a little bit crazy. Of course IDtickets can't be used due to pilots ditching examiners and sim sessions booked in advance.
Anyone has had the same thing? Or it's just something new they came across with?
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Old 8th Nov 2019, 01:39
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These pilot chat boards are good to know the best watering hole on an overnight, to know what to expect during training and how it is to fly the line overall... On the issue of tax liability! Do yourself a favor and hire a tax lawyer that has experience with foreign earned income, especially with the fact that you work for an Irish company, an american company or wherever your contract company is from.

Pilots tend to think that they know better, there have been more than a few that knew better and ended up losing their retirement in penalties and fees to their home country tax man.
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Old 9th Nov 2019, 04:35
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Hi guys,

I tried to find this answer before posting here. Didnt see anything in the 3000+ posts. Haha.

7 months away from my family a year seems like a lot.

Are there any guys on the ANA contract who have their families living with them in Japan?

If not living in Japan, maybe they visit a lot? Is it easy to get a multi entry visa or something?

Thanks for reading
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