Originally Posted by
unitedabx
With the airline contracting, it makes perfect sense to offer redundancy to the most expensive crew it employs. This would not include based pilots only HKG since the savings are in housing, schooling, pension and medical. The new GMA is no stranger to this concept. In the cull of last summer the packages offered to the expats was "generous". Long term it makes sense and is common practice in the corporate world. Watch this space.
Agree - wouldn’t be at all surprised. Plus if it hastens the end of “legacy” contracts savings in admin.