Just DO NOT join JYA

Horror stories will be a frequent talk in any Chinese company, I guess it all depends on how you manage to get through and yes, they’re lots of variables that certainly do not depend on you, as the medical, in flight events, CAAC measures, etc. I have many friends who’ve manage staying alive without any problem during more than eight years and also heard about some that don’t even make it through the initial training. China is not a place for standard pilots, you have to be slightly above and be prepared for zero error tolerance. I’ve also come to learn that part of the reason of the strict measures imposed by the operators is because of the pressure they receive from the authority who impose sanctions on every single unsafe event. Flying in China is, as someone stated in one of these forums, like “walking in thin ice”. As long as you stay out of trouble you’ll be fine, but hey, we are humans and it is human to err!
Anyway, talking specifically about this company, I can tell you that so far, I wouldn’t have any complaints. There are around 130 +/- expat pilots and many have been here for more than 6/8 consecutive years without any problems. But I also knew of a couple of the same seniority that just got demoted after a CAAC sim check, that’s just how things are in any company here. After all it comes to a combination of good working skills, health, professionalism and good luck...

You will also have to consider that Shanghai is the most expensive city and Juneyao is not precisely the highest paying carrier, so if you’re thinking about moving in with your family, give it a second thought.

Hope it helps!

Might be as a FO, but not as a Captain’s salary. They’re plenty of other higher paying offers out there, although you have to consider that usually you’ll have to be based in cities which are not as expat friendly...

Been there done that. Spent one contract; at that time the training (at training pay) was awfully and painfully low (now this has been improved); big airline, you feel to be just a number; operations from two airports, lot of added fatigue; pay below average; Shanghai very expensive. On the other hand: great bunch of friendly people amongst the expat pilot community, good relations inside the company, namely the section 3 that is the expat section. Training and checking easier than it is in other airlines. I moved to another one in another city, so far without any regret.
Happy New Year.

usd296k per annum as co-pilot??? Basic salary for foreigner co-pilot is only 11k usd per mth. Is impossible to get that much even after adding all the allowances.

i spent 3 years in the company as PIC on resident contract with the airline, basic is 18k usd per mth. After adding all claims and allowances, plus 100hrs OT... adds up to about 250~260k per annum.

The good days in china are over