GX Airlines

Guangxi Beibu Gulf Airlines, or simply GX Airlines, is a Chinese airline based at Nanning Wuxu International Airport. GX is a joint venture between Tianjin Airlines and the Guangxi Beibu Gulf Investment Group. GX Airlines commenced operations on 13 February 2015 as one of the first airlines based in Guangxi.

In November 2015, GX Airlines inducted its first foreign pilots. As of November 2017, the airline has a fleet of eight Embraer 190 aircraft. GX Airlines also plans to begin flights to Hong Kong, Taiwan, Macau, and destinations in Northeast and Southeast Asia. As of January 2017, GX Airlines flies to 44 destinations in China.

During ‘days on’, pilots can expect to fly for 2 or 3 days followed by 1 or 2 days off, often dependent on whether it is peak travel season or not. 

Base
Nanning, China

Minimum Requirements
Up to and including 50 years of age
3 years airline experience
A321/320/319/318

3000 hours Total
At least 1000 hours experience as PIC on type and current
Valid CIR , ICAO ATPL and Class 1 Medical
English proficiency level 4 minimum
No criminal record (requires certificate from country of residence)
No history of accidents or incidents

Contract Term
3 year contract initially, renewable

Remuneration

Up to USD$328,004/year

Beijing Capital Airlines operates under the marketing brand Capital Airlines, a subsidiary of Hainan Airlines.

The company was established in 1995 as Deer Jet Airlines. In 1998, it began offering international services under the Deer Air branding. In October 2007, it received its first Airbus A319 and began returning the formerly operated Boeing 737s. Deer Jet began providing charter services in December 2008 using a fleet of A319s and corporate jets. The airline was authorized by the Civil Aviation Administration of China to operate scheduled air services in 2009.

On 2 April 2010, Beijing Capital Airlines CO., LTD. launched its first service, based in Beijing Capital International Airport. Deer Jet Airlines was divided into two companies on May 4, 2010. While the charter operation has kept the Deer Jet branding, scheduled operations using Airbus aircraft were renamed Capital Airlines. Capital Airlines operates mainly in China, focusing on international air passenger service and cargo transport operations.

Since 2015, long haul flights between China and other cities such as Madrid and Maldives have been operated by Beijing Capital Airlines with Airbus A330 aircraft. In the future, Capital Airlines will be leveraging the Chinese outbound tourism market, developing more tourism products, further improving the domestic and international route network. Capital Airlines wishes to make an important contribution to domestic and international cultural exchange and development.

Base
Beijing, Xi’an, Guangzhou, Sanya, Haikou, Hangzhou 

Minimum Requirements
Maximum age 52 years 

500+ hours PIC on type for A319/320/321 or 500+ on type for A330

No currency requirement. Proficiency check within last 6 months

3000+ hours total time 

Valid/current ATPL issued from a country that has diplomatic relations with the People’s Republic of China

Valid passport issued by a country that has diplomatic relations with the People’s Republic of China for at least 12 more month

Valid/current Class 1 Medical 

No history of incidents or accidents 

Must provide a letter from your current/previous employer or CAA

ICAO Level 4 (or equivalent) English proficiency

Excellent oral and written English skills

No criminal history 

Must provide a notarized and authenticated proof of no criminal history document from your home country government 

No license limitations

Have flown within 12 months from date of application

Contract Term
4 year contract initially, renewable

Other Benefits 

Education allowance, instructor allowance, staff travel, benefits, contract renewal bonus, health and loss of license insurance, contract completion bonus, overtime , a range of contract options

Remuneration

A330 - Up to USD$266,000

A320 - Up to USD$254,000

Lucky Air is a Low cost carrier based in the Xiángpéng Hángkōng Dàshà in Kunming, Yunnan, China. The airline operates scheduled services in China. Its main base is Kunming Changshui International Airport.  

The airline was established in July 2004 as a start-up airline known as Shilin Airlines.

On 23 December 2005, Shilin Airlines changed name to Lucky Air. It started operations with a flight between Kunming and Dali within Yunnan on 26 February 2006.

The airline is owned by Hainan Airlines, Shanxi Airlines and Yunnan Shilin Tourism Aviation.

The airline is one of the four founding memebers of the U-FLY Alliance, which is the world's first alliance of low-cost carriers. It formed in January 2016 by HK Express, Lucky Air, Urumqi Air, and West Air.

Lucky Air is increasing its fleet size with additional narrow body and wide body aircraft, and expanding its network with increase domestic and international services.

Base 

Kunming, Lijiang, Zhengzhou

Minimum Requirements 

The country the pilot is from has an established diplomatic relationship with China

The pilot should hold a valid passport issued by the country he belongs to, and such country should be a contracting party of ICAO

The pilot should hold an CAAC approved (ICAO state), current, valid and unrestricted APTL

The pilot should hold a valid first-class medical certificate issued by the same CAAC approved authority (ICAO state) as the issuance of his APTL

A valid, current type rating for B737, A320 or A330

At least a total of 4000 flight hours

At least 1000 PIC hours commercial flight hours on B737, A320 or A330

Shall have flown the B737, A320 or A330 aircraft type within twelve (12) months prior to the application date

Valid annual proficiency check

Shall hold at least level 4 of ICAO

English proficiency endorsement for radio communication

Should be younger than 55

Certificate of no flight accident record issued by the previous employer

Shall submit a notarized certificate of no crime record issued within six (6) months prior tot he date of submission by the country the pilot belongs to or where the pilot permanently lives

Remuneration 

Up to USD$312,000+/year​

West Air, is a low-cost airline based in New North Zone, Chongqing, People's Republic of China, operating a scheduled passenger network to 18 domestic destinations out of Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport and one international route to Changi Airport in Singapore. The company was established in March 2006 by its parent company Hainan Airlines, with the launch of scheduled services on 14 July 2010. The airline is one of the four the founding members of the U-FLY Alliance.

As of December 2017, West Air have a fleet of 30 aircraft and 43 destinations. 

West Air provide accommodation for the first 2 months after a pilot initially reports for duty when commencing operation for the company. After 2 months, pilots must find their own accommodation. West Air do provide some shuttle bus routes for crew to get to and from work.

Base 

China, Chongqing 

Minimum Requirements

A320 Captains - Type Rated Captains Only
The country the pilot is from has an established diplomatic relationship with China

The pilot should hold a valid passport issued by the country he belongs to, and such country should
be a contracting party of ICAO

The pilot should hold an CAAC approved (ICAO state), current, valid and unrestricted APTL

The pilot should hold a valid first-class medical certificate issued by the same CAAC approved authority (ICAO state) as the issuance of his APTL

A valid, current type rating for the A320

At least a total of 3000 flight hours

At least 500 PIC hours commercial flight hours on A320

Shall have flown the A320 aircraft type within twelve (12) months prior to the application date

Valid annual proficiency check

3 takeoff and landings within last 3 calendar months

Shall hold at least level 4 of ICAO English proficiency endorsement for radio communication

Should be younger than 55

Certificate of no flight accident record issued by the previous employer

Shall submit a notarized certificate of no crime record issued within six (6) months prior to the date of submission by the country the pilot belongs to or where the pilot permanently lives.

Contract Term 

3 years contract initially, renewable

Remuneration

Up to USD$287,000/year

Air Guilin is a Chinese airline based at Guilin Liangjiang International Airport in Guangxi. It is a joint venture between the Guilin Municipal Government and the HNA Group. The airline began operations in June 2016 using A319 aircraft.

Base 

Guilin, China 

Minimum Requirements

The country the pilot is from has an established diplomatic relationship with China

The pilot should hold a valid passport issued by the country he belongs to, and such country should be a contracting party of ICAO

The pilot should hold an CAAC approved (ICAO state), current, valid and unrestricted APTL

The pilot should hold a valid first-class medical certificate issued by the same CAAC approved authority (ICAO state) as the issuance of his APTL

A valid, current type rating for the A320

At least a total of 3000 flight hours

At least 500 PIC hours commercial flight hours on A320

Shall have flown the A320 aircraft type within twelve (12) months prior to the application date

Valid annual proficiency check

Shall hold at least level 4 of ICAO English proficiency endorsement for radio communication

Should be younger than 56

Certificate of no flight accident record issued by the previous employer

Shall submit a notarized certificate of no crime record issued within six (6) months prior to the date of submission by the country the pilot belongs to or where the pilot permanently lives.

Remuneration

Up to USD$310,000/year net

Additional Benefits

Bonus for CAAC license holder of $20,000 USD 

Juneyao Airlines  is a major carrier based in Shanghai, operating both domestic and international services from two airports in Shanghai. The company was founded in 2005 as a subsidiary of Shanghai JuneYao (Group) Co., Ltd, and started operations on September 2006.

The company currently operates a fleet A320, A321 and B787 aircraft.

Base 

Shanghai, China 

Minimum Requirements

The country the pilot is from has an established diplomatic relationship with China

The pilot should hold a valid passport issued by the country he belongs to, and such country should be a contracting party of ICAO

The pilot should hold an CAAC approved (ICAO state), current, valid and unrestricted APTL

The pilot should hold a valid first-class medical certificate issued by the same CAAC approved authority (ICAO state) as the issuance of his APTL

For NTR pilots, B737 or A330 time is accepted

A valid, current type rating for the A320

At least a total of 3000 flight hours

At least 600 PIC hours commercial flight hours on A320

Shall have flown the A320 aircraft type within twelve (12) months prior to the application date

Valid annual proficiency check

Shall hold at least level 4 of ICAO English proficiency endorsement for radio communication

Should be younger than 52

Certificate of no flight accident record issued by the previous employer

Shall submit a notarized certificate of no crime record issued within six (6) months prior to the date of submission by the country the pilot belongs to or where the pilot permanently lives.

Remuneration

Up to USD$310,950/year net

Tianjin Airlines, formerly Grand China Express Air, is an airline headquartered in Tianjin Binhai International Airport passenger terminal building, Tianjin, China. Tianjin Airlines operate domestic and international scheduled flights.

Base 

Tianjin, China 

Minimum Requirements

The country the pilot is from has an established diplomatic relationship with China

The pilot should hold a valid passport issued by the country he belongs to, and such country should be a contracting party of ICAO

The pilot should hold an CAAC approved (ICAO state), current, valid and unrestricted APTL

The pilot should hold a valid first-class medical certificate issued by the same CAAC approved authority (ICAO state) as the issuance of his APTL

A valid, current type rating for the A320 or A330

At least a total of 4000 flight hours

At least 500 PIC hours commercial flight hours on A320 or A330

Shall have flown the A320 or A330 aircraft type within twelve (12) months prior to the application date

Valid annual proficiency check

Shall hold at least level 4 of ICAO English proficiency endorsement for radio communication

Should be younger than 56

Certificate of no flight accident record issued by the previous employer

Shall submit a notarized certificate of no crime record issued within six (6) months prior to the date of submission by the country the pilot belongs to or where the pilot permanently lives.

Remuneration

Up to USD$311,000/year net

Additional Benefits

Commuting and Resident Contracts

Annual Leave, Sick Leave, Annual Bonus, Contract Renewal Bonus, Transport/Education/Travel/Flexible Schedule Allowances, Overtime, Staff Travel, Insurance

Sichuan Airline was first established on 19 September 1986 as Sichuan Airlines Company. It had its first flight on 14 July 1988 between Chengdu and Wanzhou. The airline was later restructured as Sichuan Airlines Co Ltd in August 2002. Shareholders include China Southern Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, Air China Group and Chengdu Gingko Restaurant Co. 

The airlines is based in Chengdu and is the largest airline in West China. It operates domestic and international flights from Chengdu, Chongqing Jiangbei and Kunming airports.

Base 

Chengdu, China 

Minimum Requirements

The country the pilot is from has an established diplomatic relationship with China

The pilot should hold a valid passport issued by the country he belongs to, and such country should be a contracting party of ICAO

The pilot should hold an CAAC approved (ICAO state), current, valid and unrestricted APTL

The pilot should hold a valid first-class medical certificate issued by the same CAAC approved authority (ICAO state) as the issuance of his APTL

A valid, current type rating for the A330

At least a total of 5000 flight hours

At least 1000 PIC hours commercial flight hours on A330

Shall have flown the A330 aircraft type within twelve (12) months prior to the application date

Valid annual proficiency check

Shall hold at least level 4 of ICAO English proficiency endorsement for radio communication

Should be younger than 58

Certificate of no flight accident record issued by the previous employer

Shall submit a notarized certificate of no crime record issued within six (6) months prior to the date of submission by the country the pilot belongs to or where the pilot permanently lives.

Remuneration

Up to USD$289,800/year net

Additional Benefits

Multiple roster options

Sick Leave, Contract Renewal Bonus, Safety Bonus, Housing Allowance, Ticket Benefits, Overtime, Staff Travel, Insurance