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Operator Classification
Operator name: China Airlines
Operator type: Major/National/Low Cost
Region: Asia
Country: Taiwan
 
Pilots' Detailed Payscale - please state whether payscale is before or after tax
(pension, per diems and brief payscale are listed further down the page)
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Addtional notes: greater than 70 hours overpay paid... easy to reach. Most time sleeping while on work, long haul.    
 
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Fleet
Rank
Year
  
Brief Payscale (please state whether before or after tax) (please ignore if the detailed payscale above is up to date)

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Capt top
Capt base U$ 7.730,00 if Type Rated. Tax rate is 30% once you spend 183 days in the country. Company only deduct 18% each pay. So you need deductions or you end up paying additional tax.
13/Feb/19
FO top
FO base $4600 base after training, $2600 during grd school, $3600 during line training, +/- 1200$ housing allowance + $ 2.00 pediem per hour away from base. 14/Jan/05
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SO base
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FE base
   
Flight Pay / Per Diem
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Capt None
FO None
SO None
FE None
   
Pension Details
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2 months salary for every yr worked BUT Tax taken at 20% of your salary, but not entitled to pension (gov) until 60th birthday and 15yrs service so no chance to get get any of your contributions until 60 yrs.  
26/Feb/09
   
Conditions
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Roster Can travel each month one return flight to your single nominated homeleave destination, STBY basis upgradeable to Business Class
21/Aug/18
Leave 24 days annual leave, can take each month 2 days AL plus the 8 days consecutive, total of 10 days each month consecutive free.
3/Feb/06
Staff travel Yes
Discounted
holidays
 
Employment Situation For Pilots
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  Current Situation:  
hiring freeze of local pilots and flight and rest times 17/Feb/19
   
  Outlook:  
2009 outlook bad for expats within the company. Cut of housing and pay without notice and only for expat pilots. 26/Feb/09
     
  Overall Situation (+ve/neutral/-ve):  
Neutral   17/Feb/19
   
Entry Requirements
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  Captain  
744/A340: 7000hrs, 2000hrs PIC on comercial jet, 500hrs PIC on type, maximum 56 years old. 738/AB6: 6000hrs TT, 1500hrs PIC on comercial jet, 750hrs PIC on type, maxiumum 56 years old.
     
  FO  
1500hrs TT, + 500hrs for every year after your 34th birthday. Maximium of 5500hrs when you’re 42.
     
  SO  
     
  FE  
     
  Scholorship  
 
   
Recruitment Process
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After application you will be invited for +/- 5 day interview/ medical examination. A very, very detailed medical examination, which takes two days, and ALL aspects are taken in consideration. An interview , general knowledge aviation questions, and finally a Sim ride. Pretty straightforward. Show lots of respect to management even after you are hired. 14/Jan/05
     
Fleet
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  Current:  
B747-400 15 A340-300 7 A330-300 7 B737-800 12 A300-600R 6 B747-400F 19 30/Sep/06
     
  Orders:  
Orders in 2006 and 2007 respectively. B744: 0, 0. B744F: 2, 1. B738: 0, 0. A343: 0, -1. A333: 4, 4. A306: -4, -2. 14 A350XWB   26/Jan/08
 
Recruitment Contact For Pilots
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  Preferred method of application:  
     
  Name:    
 
  Job Title:  
 
  Address:    
Pilot Recruitment Office, Administration Dept., Flight Operations, China Airlines No. 3, Alley 123, Lane 405, Tung-Hwa N. Road, Taipei, Taiwan  
       
Tel:
Fax: 886-2-2514-6336
Email: pilotrecruit@email.china-airlines.com
       
  Website:   
www.china-airlines.com  
  Pilot vacancies webpage:   
http://www.china-airlines.com/en/about/about_career.htm  
  Online application form link:   
www.china-airlines.com/en/about/form.doc  
     
Bases For Pilots
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So called ELO - Extended LayOver (8 days plus 2 anual leave = 10days/mth.) at the following places: FRA, ANC, YVR, LAX, MIA (for MIA, expect waiting list for years unless you are Venezuelian)   16/Mar/07

 

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