Originally Posted by
Luggage
More ranting will not do a thing. Until CX pilots are willing to resign in large numbers (YES that means some will have to be the sacrificial lamb) nothing will change.
2 or 3 captains and FO'S resigning here and there is manageable. When the get 150 to 200 resignations in one month then it becomes a problem.
I really am on your side and hope the CX pilot group gets their wish and increased pay, housing etc but until you take real action nothing will change.
The guys bleat on week in and week out but until you truly show you are prepared to and WILL walk away from CX in very large numbers then forget it.
Might as well just get on with the job and plan accordingly!! I know it is a hard pill to swallow but that is the REALITY and CX/SWIRE know this.
Use Ryanair as an example, there is always a large number of dissatisfied pilots within RYR for many many years, however, unless you have a large enough destructive force to kick-start the process, in RYR case Norwegians large pilot recruitment campaign, offering sign on bonus, better pay and an actual employment contract, there won't be a large exodus of pilots, especially Captain walking out anytime soon, and that's exactly what Swire is betting on.
Those guys have the mortgage and bills to pay, not to mentions the ex-wife (or in some case ex-wives
) maintenance allowances...etc, it's totally unrealistic to ask those men to leave when they're close to retirement or on the old contract, what you need is a proper union, with some sort of industrial actions. You need a general secretary who can organise, lead and preferably not a current employee of any of the four airlines in Hong Kong. All the airlines are in a mess in HK one way or another, even CAD is in deep
Have I lost the plot or is it a fair comment?