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Old 5th Jun 2021, 14:33
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First Officer

Anyone knows the limit age for FO position?
Thanks.
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Old 5th Jun 2021, 16:33
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  • Pilots between 40 and 45 years of age need 500 hours on Jet with MTOW > 20 tons and experience with FMC and Glass cockpit,
  • Pilots above 45 years of age require PIC experience with advanced aircraft, max age is 50,
  • Bachelor's degree and 2 years working experience OR 5 years working exp. as a commercial pilot,
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Old 6th Sep 2021, 17:19
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Hi guys, any updates about Eva?
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Old 6th Sep 2021, 23:05
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Originally Posted by 3cy3D
Hi guys, any updates about Eva?

I was contacted by the recruitment team two months ago to send them an update of my flight hours but haven’t heard anything since.

Taiwan borders are still closed for non residents so I guess there won’t be any update until borders reopen.

Does anyone have more info?
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Old 7th Sep 2021, 04:21
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Originally Posted by 3cy3D
Hi guys, any updates about Eva?
She’s still doing Taiwan, and very good at it. The guys are all very satisfied
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She’s still doing Taiwan, and very good at it. The guys are all very satisfied
is it available for commuting?
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Old 7th Sep 2021, 09:13
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Originally Posted by ThrustAssymComp
is it available for commuting?
The commutes are off. The CDC made all pilots do 7 days quarantine after a flight followed by 7 days 'enhanced self management' (you are allowed to go out for shopping). So if your family is in TPE you were lucky to see them 4 days a month. Now they are going to 5 days quarantine and 9 days SEM. As a result most pilots are hanging in there through Covid or on "sabbatical" and will leave the company first chance they get ;-)
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Old 11th Sep 2021, 07:27
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People think pilots are murderers because we brought back the virus’: Taiwan’s Covid scapegoats

‘Imprisoned’ by quarantine and isolated from their families, flight crews have become social pariahs
ByNicola Smith, ASIA CORRESPONDENT10 September 2021 • 5:28pmTaiwan’s pilots and aircrews were once admired for their glamourous lifestyles, and feted for operating the flights at the heart of the island’s export-heavy economy.

Now, “imprisoned” by back-to-back quarantine, and isolated from their families, their globe-trotting profession also makes them social pariahs in the eyes of a public that has largely been protected from Covid-19.

Parties, restaurants, gyms and even a trip to the beach with their children are all forbidden for flight crews under some of toughest quarantine rules in the world.

This week, pilots working for Taiwanese airlines warned the toll of 18 months of severe pandemic restrictions had been so damaging to physical and mental health they feared it could compromise flight safety.

“People are trying to not leave each other alone in the cockpit,” one pilot told the Telegraph, describing the exhaustion of being indefinitely deprived of a normal life, while facing rising online hate.
AdvertisementIn an online pilot chat group ahead of a Thursday meeting between union representatives and Taiwan’s Civil Aeronautics Administration and Centres for Disease Control, crew members pleaded for safety concerns to be raised.

“Among almost 3,000 pilots some may be depressed and bullied to the point of doing fatal mistakes, if not intentionally? How can I make sure that the colleague next to me won’t be the next Germanwings case,” read one message, referring to the 2015 tragedy when a co-pilot on the German airline deliberately crashed a plane into a mountain.

The severe coronavirus outbreaks ravaging much of Asia has left Taiwan on edge, prompting the government’s Central Epidemic Command Centre (CECC) to tightened rules for aircrews to prevent the more contagious Delta variant from breaking through.

The regime begins with layover flights, where long haul airline crew are monitored by their electronic hotel key to ensure they don’t leave the room until the journey home.
The severe coronavirus outbreaks ravaging much of Asia has left Taiwan on edge, resulting in tightened rules for aircrews CREDIT: ANN WANG /ReuterOn return, fully vaccinated crew now undergo five days quarantine in a hotel or company dorm, followed by nine days of “enhanced self-health management.”
AdvertisementDuring this period, they must avoid public transport, crowded spaces, group activities and venues that include hospitals, malls, children’s playgrounds, restaurants, places of worship and events such as weddings or concerts, all of which renders regular family life impossible.

The Telegraph spoke to several pilots and their family members, local and foreign, about the impact of indefinite isolation. All requested anonymity to avoid a backlash, and did not wish to name their airlines, who they did not blame for the crisis.

They had decided to speak out not only due to fears that depression could lead to a “catastrophic” event but to counter the growing vilification of their once-respected profession by the public and local media, despite the personal sacrifices of airline staff.

The pilot community believes it has been scapegoated after three Covid-19 outbreaks since December – including a small Delta variant cluster last week – were linked to flight crews.

Airline employees claim rising discrimination, including incidents of schools asking their children to stay home and healthcare facilities refusing to treat them. One pilot reported a colleague had suffered a suspected broken foot for months as he could not get admitted to hospital.
AdvertisementOnce proud of their jobs, many no longer admit publicly to their profession.

“You feel ashamed of being a pilot here in Taiwan,” said one. “I’m not going to say I’m a pilot. I feel like I’m hiding, like a thief,” he said.

“People are thinking the pilots are murderers because we brought back the virus,” said another crew member, describing a “witchhunt” atmosphere, fuelled by online hate and bullying, including comments wishing death on pilots.

Constantly shifting rules have left crew confused and nervous that “the slightest violation can cost our jobs,” said the pilot. “We just need to know what is the way out because right now we don’t see any hope.”

Taiwan, an island of 24 million, has been globally championed for its robust pandemic response, which has kept cases down to about 16,000 and deaths at 837 through tight border controls that impose 14 day quarantines on all arrivals.

The government’s success has raised the political pressure to meet high public expectations and placate fears of a serious outbreak while the majority of the population remains unvaccinated.
AdvertisementMeanwhile, air crews and their families have increasingly become collateral damage of the nation’s “zero Covid” strategy.
Public opinion began to turn against airline crew after a Covid-positive pilot broke the island’s 253-day streak of no local transmissions CREDIT: MINISTRY OF NATIONAL DEFENSE /EPA-EFE/ShutterstockDespite the pandemic, exports have remained strong over the past year, raising economic growth forecasts for 2021 to 5.88 per cent. About half of shipments are transported by air.

Cargo flights operated by the two main carriers EVA Air and China Airlines bring in vital supplies like food and vaccines, and remain crucial to the global supply chain of semiconductors.

But the tide of public opinion began to turn against airline crew in December after a Covid-positive New Zealand pilot working for EVA broke the island’s 253-day streak of no local transmissions. He was later fined £7,900 by the authorities and fired from his job for failing to disclose his contacts and activities.

The breach resulted in a tiny cluster of four people, but the public was still infuriated. Pilots were also frustrated that they were widely castigated as a group of privileged rule-breakers.

“They have done an incredible job at keeping the virus out but unfortunately people see one or two slipups as failure, rather than see thousands and thousands of flights as a success,” said one pilot’s wife.
AdvertisementTaiwan’s largest outbreak of the pandemic in May and resulting three-month lockdown was initially believed to have been triggered by a cluster at an airport quarantine hotel for China Airlines flight crews.

Chen Shih-chung, the health minister, clarified in August that the cluster had not spread to the community, but not before another wave of public anger had been unleashed on airline staff.

“The worst part is the constant media persecution, everywhere you read ‘its the pilots, the pilots!’” said another spouse, adding that she was regularly being scrutinised by parents at her child’s school. “We’re being attacked constantly, pointed at constantly,” she said.

Another blow to staff morale came last week after 55 pilots and flight attendants and their families were quarantined in state facilities after three pilots and one’s teenage son were found to be infected with the Delta variant, resulting in the closure of a high school and 2,855 tests.

Photos leaked to the local media showed bleak rooms with opaque windows, dirty floors and dead insects. For already demoralised pilots, the order to bring their families was a step too far.
AdvertisementThe impact of restrictions on family life was creating desperation, said one pilot who spoke of a colleague who had cried in the cockpit because he was barred from seeing his newborn.

But he said staff were afraid to admit to the pressure in case they lost their jobs. “The company is trying to tell us there is a psychiatrist if we want to talk about it. Of course, nobody wants to talk about it,” he said.

Pandemic-related mental health issues are not unique to Taiwanese airlines, nor are the challenges of addressing them.

In June, the Lived Experience and Wellbeing Project at Trinity College, Dublin, which studies the link between aviation worker wellbeing and flight safety, warned that airlines were overlooking mental health in the scramble to get planes in the air again.

In an August 2020 survey of more than 2,000 aviation workers, it found that they had suffered moderate anxiety and depression more than the general population during the pandemic.

“However, the culture in aviation means pilots cannot speak openly - stigma, loss of license, loss of earnings - and avail of the same supports as the rest of the population,” said Dr Joan Cahill, the report’s principal investigator.
Advertisement“We have established health monitoring processes for aircraft – but not for our people,” she said.

The Telegraph contacted the CAA, CECC and the Taiwanese airlines.

A CAA spokesperson said the body was aware of the mental stress facing pilots and in active talks with the CECC and pilots’ unions on how to improve conditions, snuff out public misconceptions and rearrange working schedules to allow more quality family time.

“The CECC commander is aware of the seriousness of this, and they are trying to find a better way that would be able to balance the mental health of pilots and also the economic export of our country,” she said.

EVA said it was supporting staff in substandard quarantine facilities and “optimising our schedule and method of dispatching flights to relieve some of the physical and mental health stresses our air crews may be experiencing.”

It said it had offered pilots professional counselling sessions and extended leave for mental or physical health reasons. “We also sent a letter to every member of our air crews, thanking them for their tremendous efforts and sacrifices,” the company said.
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China Airlines also thanked its pilots. “The physical and mental well-being of pilots is important to China Airlines. A caring team was set up to actively reach out and support pilots put at risk during the line of duty whether they are currently in quarantine or continuing to fly,” it said.

It said it was “remaining vigilant at all times. As aviation safety is our top priority, we strive to ensure the physical and mental wellbeing of every crew member.”

*Additional reporting: John Liu


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Old 11th Sep 2021, 12:44
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No matter what they promise, your vaccine will most likely never get recognize (They are not WHO member anyway). Ask yourself are you willing to receive 2 more Local Certified vaccine. If you refuse to be vaccinated with local certified vaccine, you run risk of losing your job or quarantine that never ends.
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Old 22nd Sep 2021, 08:20
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As long as I can work there, it’s okay.
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Old 7th Jan 2022, 15:58
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Are they hiring again ? I see a lot of adverts on hiring sites.
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Old 30th Jan 2022, 03:41
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Thought Taiwan was an independent modern country. No, they belong to China. Won't have any regrets if that happen soon.
Bunch of retards
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Old 11th Mar 2022, 22:24
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Today I got an answer from APAS , they said that hiring is stoped because borders are closed since May 2021. They will send my application when EVA is back on reviewing process.
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Old 12th Mar 2022, 00:08
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Yet I see “hiring” in many job sites.
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Old 8th Apr 2022, 03:32
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Who know about hiring situation of EVA Air now? I applied already and waiting for next step.
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Old 25th Apr 2022, 13:43
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Following my application last year, received an e-mail today to clarify some aspects of said application. An impending hiring spree here?
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Old 25th Apr 2022, 14:24
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Wow ! The aviation is opening up again.
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Old 12th May 2022, 10:06
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Anyone else got invites to screening dates in July?
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Old 12th May 2022, 15:56
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Do you have any news? I applied already and everything silent.
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Old 12th May 2022, 18:25
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I applied directly in December and heard back only last month. 787-rated with 3k+ TT.
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