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Asia-Pacific Offers Much Opportunity For Expatriate Pilots

Rich outlook for ex-pat pilots in Asia-Pacific

Feb 9, 2015John Croft | Aviation Week & Space Technology

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Supply and demand in Asia translates to premium pay and opportunities for expatriate pilots: An Airbus A319 or A320 captain willing to move to China for Beijing Capital Airlines right now can earn starting pay of $290,000 a year, including various allowances, safety and retention bonuses. The same pilot could “commute” to work at Beijing Capital—one month on, one month off—and make $193,000 a year.

For the subset of pilots willing and able to work in the Far East, the money and rapid job advancement are there for the taking, and will be for the next five years or more, says Michael Johnson, president and CEO of Paramount Aviation Resources Group, a flight crew procurement company based in Virginia. Pilots at U.S. majors, where seniority dominates, can make similar salaries over time but typically have to fly as a first officer for more than 15 years before moving to the left seat, says Johnson. By contrast, at Vietnam’s VietJet Air, ex-pat A320 first officers today can transition to captains in as little as 1-2 years. “They can upgrade at a much faster rate on the same equipment than they presently can in the U.S.,” he says.