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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)
Effective from: October 2025
Listed pay rates are:
(yearly, hourly etc)
Currency:
Guaranteed hours:
(if applicable)
(click here to use the currency converter)  
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)

last update
Capt top
Capt base -
20/Nov/25
FO top
FO base From USD 10,000/month (Other subsides & benefits will be calculated separately.) 6/Nov/25
SO top
SO base
FE top
FE base
   
Flight Pay / Per Diem
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Capt None
FO None
SO None
FE None
   
Pension Details
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-  
20/Nov/25
   
Conditions
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Roster -
20/Nov/25
Leave -Monthly Leave: At least 8 consecutive days -Annual Leave: Up to 30 days/12 months
6/Nov/25
Staff travel -Complimentary & Discounted Ticket(Family Included) -Crew on GD Travel
6/Nov/25
Discounted
holidays
 
Employment Situation For Pilots
last update
  Current Situation:  
-Current Fleet A321neo A330-300 A350-900 B737-800 B747-400F B777-300ER B777F -Fleet Expansion (Orders Placed from 2023 to 2025) Boeing 787-9: 24 aircraft Airbus A350-1000: 10 aircraft Boeing 777-9: 10 aircraft Boeing 777-8F: 4 freighters -Network Expansion (2025) Southwest Airlines: 30+ U.S. cities via LAX/ONT/SFO/SEA Seattle: nonstop from July 14, 2025 Phoenix: nonstop from December 3, 2025 6/Nov/25
   
  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):  
Positive   6/Nov/25
   
Entry Requirements
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  Captain  
- 20/Nov/25
     
  FO  
-A Valid Airlines Transport Pilot License(ATPL) -A Valid Class one Medical Certificate -English Proficiency ICAO Lv. 4 or above -Minimum Commercial Jet Hours: 1,500 hours -Degree of Highest Education *High school Graduate: at least 5 years aviation working experience *Bachelor’s Degree: at least 2 years aviation working experience 6/Nov/25
     
  SO  
     
  FE  
     
  Scholorship  
 
   
Recruitment Process
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- 20/Nov/25
     
Fleet
last update
  Current:  
A321neo A330-300 A350-900 B737-800 B747-400F B777-300ER B777F 6/Nov/25
     
  Orders:  
-   20/Nov/25
 
Recruitment Contact For Pilots
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  Preferred method of application:  
Online Application: https://calcfec.china-airlines.com/PilotResume/enDefault.aspx?_gl=1*199ttye*_gcl_au*MTAxMzI1NTYxMS4xNzYzNDM1ODg3 20/Nov/25
     
  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@china-airlines.com 6/Nov/25
       
  Website:   
www.china-airlines.com  
  Pilot vacancies webpage:   
https://calcfec.china-airlines.com/PilotResume/enDefault.aspx?_gl=1*199ttye*_gcl_au*MTAxMzI1NTYxMS4xNzYzNDM1ODg3   20/Nov/25
  Online application form link:   
https://calcfec.china-airlines.com/PilotResume/enDefault.aspx?_gl=1*199ttye*_gcl_au*MTAxMzI1NTYxMS4xNzYzNDM1ODg3   20/Nov/25
     
Bases For Pilots
last update
-   20/Nov/25

 

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