Air Japan (AJX) B767
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Hey steveafa, I am going to the March initial screening in the USA/Canada. I haven't received a date or location yet from PARC. The board has been pretty quiet lately so I am not sure if there is anything new with the screening process or how the interviews are going.
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Is it worth an RJ guy applying ?
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At this point we have no idea about their staffing plans. This is the second year in a row that we don't get any information at all on their business plans, what I heard from one of the guys in class now is that they are planning a class every other month for this fiscal year and that they want class size of 6 to 8 per class.
Everything else is just wild (very unlikely) speculation at this point.
Everything else is just wild (very unlikely) speculation at this point.
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Applied in October through CREW. Never heard anything. No calls, no emails. Tried calling them. No return call. Finally was able to get someone to pick up the phone at CREW and asked about my status. Was sent an email requiring "more information" which ended up being a written version of the exact application with the same information requested as the online application. Filled that in overnight and sent back. No word in a week so far. Was told that at this point, the next class would be either July or September. Not very forthcoming or friendly on the phone. It's disappointing because I thought they were just supposed to be the middle man. Probably won't try PARC due to the health insurance making it probably a big financial difference.
That's my experience so far.
E170/175/190 Captain in the US. 6900 TT, 3700 TPIC.
Has anyone had better luck with CREW?
That's my experience so far.
E170/175/190 Captain in the US. 6900 TT, 3700 TPIC.
Has anyone had better luck with CREW?
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Goldthop,
Did you apply for capt or FO? If the former, please see my previous posting:
All that being said, there is no reason for Crew to be so rude and not respond to your application in a timely manner. I get tired of these middlemen who basically do very little and yet take such a big slice of the salary pie and would much prefer it if you could apply directly. Once you're hired they do even less and are just conduits for your wages to go from AJX to your bank, minus their 'commission' of course. They're all pretty much the same as one another, so there wouldn't be much point switching to Parc and you're right, you're better off with the Crew medical in the US.
Did you apply for capt or FO? If the former, please see my previous posting:
However, the QF guys are, so far, exclusively FOs and not capts and this is going to be the general thrust of recruiting for the foreseeable future for all candidates, not just Qantas. I confirmed this in the office very recently, so it's not just rumour. I was told that if a 'very good' capt candidate applied they would consider him as a DEC and by 'very good' they mean JCAB licence and 767 type rating but they are specifically targeting FOs because we have enough capts.
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I tried going through CREW and had similar experience. I sent in the application on Nov 11th and I followed up with them 2 weeks later and haven't received a response since. I then tried going through PARC. I sent in my application on Dec 28th and received a response 10 days later saying they would submit my application to Air Japan. 18 days later I had an invitation to the initial screening in the US/Canada.
I would have preferred to go through CREW for the family insurance but no luck.
I would have preferred to go through CREW for the family insurance but no luck.
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Applying for FO. It would be nice to be told where you stand in the pecking order. I'm trying to strike a balance between being an annoying pest and a "squeaky wheel gets the grease." Are there enough applicants coming from Qantas that everyone else is SOL? Oh well, it's not the only gig I've applied to, but it is one of my preferred ones. I've given thought to Skymark, but I'd prefer Air Japan. Better contract terms, especially comparing one is Captain and one is FO.
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Are there enough applicants coming from Qantas that everyone else is SOL?
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TD is correct. As I understand it, they are at last trying to balance their sources of pilots. Not long ago they saw the furloughed United pilots as the saviours to their manning problems and hired a bunch of them. Anyone with the tiniest of grey matter could see this was a mistake, not because the guys aren't any good but because the lure of returning home gets stronger as the recalls get louder and the 'shine' of working in Japan is outweighed by the sirens calling. We are already seeing the results of that policy, with UA guys going back to the US and more to follow. At the moment Qantas are deep in the guano and I don't think many can see how they're going to extricate themselves from a classic management f*@k up. Because of that, there's a lot of QF pilots being given unpaid leave and being free to go elsewhere to seek employment. All that being said, I think someone in ANA/AJX has said, "let's not repeat our previous mistake and put all our eggs in one basket" and, whereas they are taking a fair few QF pilots, they're still looking for suitable candidates from all over and long may that thinking continue.
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Hello everybody,
Applied for NTR captain position through PARC, they saying the position is no longer open.
Any insider to confirm it please?. I want to figure if it has been a recruiter rejection to my CV or there is no further opportunity.
Happy landings all.
Applied for NTR captain position through PARC, they saying the position is no longer open.
Any insider to confirm it please?. I want to figure if it has been a recruiter rejection to my CV or there is no further opportunity.
Happy landings all.
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Hiring F/O's only at this time, the DEC position is still open with the agencies but unless you have a Japanese ATPL with a 767 type I doubt that they will take you as a DEC.
Way too fat on captains, not to be confused with some of our captains are getting way too fat.
Way too fat on captains, not to be confused with some of our captains are getting way too fat.