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They are new from Boeing but ANA is paying additional to have them retrofit to the old instrument panel as not to change their training programs. ANA is also receiving new passenger 767's with the old instrumentation.
ORD base and 777's hum Birdcage? Heavy drinking indeed
ORD base and 777's hum Birdcage? Heavy drinking indeed
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I think they do say ORD base and 777 at the interview compadre.
But after your 9 months Vacation at Ropongi
......they say it is a ORDkinawa base and 777 yes.....but wet lease
But after your 9 months Vacation at Ropongi
......they say it is a ORDkinawa base and 777 yes.....but wet lease
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The ORD base is a joke, and I posted here as such...
The 777F is based on the "Company Business Plan" emailed to those of us who actually work at AJV 3 weeks ago.
The ACMI will begin next year, so unless they planning to lease from Air France, it will not be 777s on lease but rather 747-400s which AJV mgt. is openly talking about...
This is the "Plan".. Might turn out to be Cessna Caravans based on Midway Atoll...
About the dead-heading..: Much of our flying starts and ends in Kansai, and we are NRT based so it often requires 3 bus rides and a short plane ride to get there.. It sucks, and they would like to base people in KIX, but that would probably suck more under the current offer of basically nil.
You give me way too much credit if you think I have the equipment or the know-how to post my roster.. he he he
This month, I have a 9 day US trip, 2 Asia turns with the first one starting in NRT and the second ending in NRT with a day off in KIX (No dead head) followed by an over night Shanghai turn ending in NRT (1 dead head) then off the rest of the month.. I think flying about 40 hours or something. I would assume most rosters are similar, but they can vary greatly if you have training events and so on..
Just go to the Jet Lag or the Barge when here.. Any time after 12 noon, you can't swing a dead cat without finding a AJV or AJX guy.. or just be real quite and listen for the bitching!! joking, well sort of....
PM me if you have more questions...
Go Sun Devils..!
The 777F is based on the "Company Business Plan" emailed to those of us who actually work at AJV 3 weeks ago.
The ACMI will begin next year, so unless they planning to lease from Air France, it will not be 777s on lease but rather 747-400s which AJV mgt. is openly talking about...
This is the "Plan".. Might turn out to be Cessna Caravans based on Midway Atoll...
About the dead-heading..: Much of our flying starts and ends in Kansai, and we are NRT based so it often requires 3 bus rides and a short plane ride to get there.. It sucks, and they would like to base people in KIX, but that would probably suck more under the current offer of basically nil.
You give me way too much credit if you think I have the equipment or the know-how to post my roster.. he he he
This month, I have a 9 day US trip, 2 Asia turns with the first one starting in NRT and the second ending in NRT with a day off in KIX (No dead head) followed by an over night Shanghai turn ending in NRT (1 dead head) then off the rest of the month.. I think flying about 40 hours or something. I would assume most rosters are similar, but they can vary greatly if you have training events and so on..
Just go to the Jet Lag or the Barge when here.. Any time after 12 noon, you can't swing a dead cat without finding a AJV or AJX guy.. or just be real quite and listen for the bitching!!
joking, well sort of....PM me if you have more questions...
Go Sun Devils..!
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Yes, Jet Lag Club and the Barge Inn are in NRT.
Just to back up 777Birdcage. We have been advised officially by the company that there will be NO North American Base for the fore-seeable future. The contract companies should not be pushing it still. If they are they are lying.
2 wet lease, probably 747-400's, will start next year to take over North American routes as the 767 is always full. The 767's will be put onto their Asian hub out of Okinawa. AJV will maybe get a large aircraft from 2012. That's yesterdays plan anyway.
Just to back up 777Birdcage. We have been advised officially by the company that there will be NO North American Base for the fore-seeable future. The contract companies should not be pushing it still. If they are they are lying.
2 wet lease, probably 747-400's, will start next year to take over North American routes as the 767 is always full. The 767's will be put onto their Asian hub out of Okinawa. AJV will maybe get a large aircraft from 2012. That's yesterdays plan anyway.
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Birdcage...I get it...haha...
For the AJX/V guys, is it true you guys are getting a "significant" payraise come later this summer??? Or is it just another rumor??? Just curious.
For the AJX/V guys, is it true you guys are getting a "significant" payraise come later this summer??? Or is it just another rumor??? Just curious.
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"significant" payraise come later this summer???
ahh......funny one I heard from a couple of the guys at TI & RH farwell drinks the other night at the Barge, was that AJV were getting a $20 payrise and AJX almost matching!?!? hahaha......oh well
Another day another rumour.......someone asked the office the other day when will they announce it "maybe we can start a rumour soon"?!?!?!
ahh......funny one I heard from a couple of the guys at TI & RH farwell drinks the other night at the Barge, was that AJV were getting a $20 payrise and AJX almost matching!?!? hahaha......oh well
Another day another rumour.......someone asked the office the other day when will they announce it "maybe we can start a rumour soon"?!?!?!
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We are getting a raise.. to be announced in June, and in effect in August.. "Significant" is quite doubtful, but we will see.. fingers crossed..
My understanding is that AJX is getting a pay cut, and moving to CRJs to make some pilots more comfortable, but that could be a rumor...
My understanding is that AJX is getting a pay cut, and moving to CRJs to make some pilots more comfortable, but that could be a rumor...
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What secrets should I know about the sim portion of the interview? Seems like they want you to memorize the entire 28 page review.
It's not a lot to remember if you break it down into individual parts and maneuvers. I covered this in my interview eval about 4 or 5 pages back.
If you think THAT is a lot of information, maybe you should skip it altogether. Your training is 7 months long, and damn near EVERYTHING is committed to memory, including the JCAB FAR's.
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Guys', it really is not that difficult, this is not a moon shot! Take it easy, have few Sapporos', and do it as you are asked to do in the 28 pages of notes. If you're coming for evaluation, a quick run in a 76 sim wouldn't hurt. The way ANA see it; you've been given the notes to prepare and they will judge your ability to be trained on this simple exercise. If you can't do what they asked you to prepare for, how can you expect that they are going to employ you for six months of training?
Don't make the mistake of getting on the plane over here and start reading your sim notes. The first sentence says, if I recall, "the sim evaluation is conducted on the basis that you know this material"
ANA's approach is a little more holistic, whereby they consider all aspects of your skill, ie your ability to learn the notes. A common mistake is to show up thinking that it is purely a manipulation exercise, it's not, it's your whole approach.
Now get the Dominican to tell you how tough training is...........................not (My Borat joke)
Don't make the mistake of getting on the plane over here and start reading your sim notes. The first sentence says, if I recall, "the sim evaluation is conducted on the basis that you know this material"
ANA's approach is a little more holistic, whereby they consider all aspects of your skill, ie your ability to learn the notes. A common mistake is to show up thinking that it is purely a manipulation exercise, it's not, it's your whole approach.
Now get the Dominican to tell you how tough training is...........................not (My Borat joke)
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[quote]ANA's approach is a little more holistic, whereby they consider all aspects of your skill, ie your ability to learn the notes. A common mistake is to show up thinking that it is purely a manipulation exercise, it's not, it's your whole approach.
Now get the Dominican to tell you how tough training is...........................not (My Borat joke) [quote]
Best example is that my dumba$$ passed..................................!!!!!!!!!!!!
Guys, don't sweat the evaluation just give them a sense that you are a well rounded pilot because this is all they want to see. As Meguro said, they are not going to burn you if you drop couple of hundred feet, lose 10 kts on the speed or make a wrong selection on the MCP and the thing starts to do something you didn't want it to do (like on my sim eval) now, if you just sit there with a "deer in the headlights" look to you and don't commit any aviating then you will fail. But if instead you disconnect the A/P while steering the aluminum tube to where you want it to go while at the same time using your PNF to correct the problem and engage the A/P again, barking orders like if they were going out of style (God forbid you show some freaking CRM during your interview) That is what they want to see, you are going to be interviewed by folks that have spent over half their lives flying and evaluating people they know they will NOT see perfection flying the contraption since in a lot of cases applicants haven't flown the 76 before but they want to see a PILOT at work AND they want to see your ability to learn their calls and procedures
Now get the Dominican to tell you how tough training is...........................not (My Borat joke) [quote]
Best example is that my dumba$$ passed..................................!!!!!!!!!!!!
Guys, don't sweat the evaluation just give them a sense that you are a well rounded pilot because this is all they want to see. As Meguro said, they are not going to burn you if you drop couple of hundred feet, lose 10 kts on the speed or make a wrong selection on the MCP and the thing starts to do something you didn't want it to do (like on my sim eval) now, if you just sit there with a "deer in the headlights" look to you and don't commit any aviating then you will fail. But if instead you disconnect the A/P while steering the aluminum tube to where you want it to go while at the same time using your PNF to correct the problem and engage the A/P again, barking orders like if they were going out of style (God forbid you show some freaking CRM during your interview) That is what they want to see, you are going to be interviewed by folks that have spent over half their lives flying and evaluating people they know they will NOT see perfection flying the contraption since in a lot of cases applicants haven't flown the 76 before but they want to see a PILOT at work AND they want to see your ability to learn their calls and procedures
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There is some AJX/AJV interview info posted at http://japanpilots.19.forumer.com
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Was "forwarded" the "newly revised" pay rates from a buddy....What a #%$^'n joke. I would have thought a bigger raise - considering the fact that many are looking to bail to other airlines still. The CA's getting higher % raise than the FOs for experience?!?! That's the biggest crock of **** I've seen in this industry. And yeppee, a whole $50 raise in accomodation and $100 raise in perdiem!!!! Wow... But of course, it's only my humble opinion. I still hear it's a pretty decent place to work compared to many others.
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seems like the sneaky buggers have ,once again, acted to true to form. With this "incredible" package, it's going to be a challenge to attract quality guys, who will want to stay. Wait, there's the stampede at the door now, RUUUUUUn for your life, pah!