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AJX is basically done for the next year and a half at a minimum. They are still operating some flights, but only with mainline ANA pilots. Every expat was terminated effective 11/30/20. It was a **** situation to say the least. They gave us the option of leaving for good with some pay or hoping for a recall with a little pay and health insurance.
ANA is now saying they are going to start a medium haul LCC using the AJX operating certificate and 787's. None of us know what that will mean in the future as far as the hiring or recalling of foreign crew.
But as of now, it will be a long time before any expat is in the cockpit of an ANA aircraft.
ANA is now saying they are going to start a medium haul LCC using the AJX operating certificate and 787's. None of us know what that will mean in the future as far as the hiring or recalling of foreign crew.
But as of now, it will be a long time before any expat is in the cockpit of an ANA aircraft.
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More importantly we have no idea what the T/C's will look like for the new AJX. Time will tell however it is unlikely that it will be what we had prior to the NOV 2020 termination.
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A choice for instructors with the right to work in the US.
A choice for instructors with the right to work in the US.
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A choice for instructors with the right to work in the US.
A choice for instructors with the right to work in the US.
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300+ AJX guys to be recalled and courses of 8 only per month. A lot of foreign Japanese ATPL holders out of work with layoffs from Skymark and Jetstar also.
Japanese borders currently closed to non-residents
Contract changes certain. ANA were paying 10s of thousands of dollars in commuting costs each month for pilots from South Africa and South America. No need to do that when there is a massive surplus of qualified, experienced pilots.
I would say its going to be a very, very, very long time before Air Japan is hiring externally and then hiring pilots without an existing Japanese ATPL.
Japanese borders currently closed to non-residents
Contract changes certain. ANA were paying 10s of thousands of dollars in commuting costs each month for pilots from South Africa and South America. No need to do that when there is a massive surplus of qualified, experienced pilots.
I would say its going to be a very, very, very long time before Air Japan is hiring externally and then hiring pilots without an existing Japanese ATPL.
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Most of those 300 will never return as they’ve moved on. The new contract will likely only offer commuting on ANA mainline only. When things slowly start to improve for International travel ANA will be frantically trying to play catch up so hiring will happen sooner than you think.
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Good most of the 300 guys have moved on, good for them
In the future, if they decide to recruit again hopefully they will show more respect to the gaijins who help them out in their hour of need to keep their operation running
In the future, if they decide to recruit again hopefully they will show more respect to the gaijins who help them out in their hour of need to keep their operation running
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Fluent Japanese or Japanese passport required
This drifted into the inbox a few days ago. I doubt it has anything to do with AJX but the fact it was for a Japanese outfit made me think of that contract. I have 4 acquaintances who have or had worked there. The commuting was ideal (apart from the timezones) and once through the very onerous training, they all quite liked it.
I had considered it but by the time I had shed a few pounds for their BMI thing and started the process, there was a little thing from China on the loose causing a bit of stir and a shutdown.
htt---------ps://www.cae.com/ajb-templates/job-details-marketing/crew-training-department-instructor-japan-24618?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=org&utm_campaign=Parc Newsletter_October&utm_content=webpage&mc_cid=e918f1c561&mc_ eid=e9070736fb
edit - apparently I need 10 posts to be able to post a url so copy, remove obvious dashes, and there's your link. Perhaps a more frequent poster can tidy it up for me.
I had considered it but by the time I had shed a few pounds for their BMI thing and started the process, there was a little thing from China on the loose causing a bit of stir and a shutdown.
htt---------ps://www.cae.com/ajb-templates/job-details-marketing/crew-training-department-instructor-japan-24618?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=org&utm_campaign=Parc Newsletter_October&utm_content=webpage&mc_cid=e918f1c561&mc_ eid=e9070736fb
edit - apparently I need 10 posts to be able to post a url so copy, remove obvious dashes, and there's your link. Perhaps a more frequent poster can tidy it up for me.
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Yes, no more c-class commute, only y-class. Reduction in salary. Reduction in health benefits.
All in all a pretty sucky new contract. The good times are dead.