Finally ... recognition

[FUANNA]

Originally Posted by unitedabx

There are a number of threads at the moment which all touch on similar themes.

1.Swires have been told by their Beijing masters that they are out of Hong Kong within 10 years. Thats everything, airline, property, insurance, shipping, EVERYTHING. A blind eye will ( and has been turned ) to any efforts Swires make to bleed their entities dry before leaving. Merlin is here to oversee this handover.
2.CX/KA will merge and become the southern branch of Air China. Named simply "CATHAY" but will retain it's own AOC out of Hong Kong.
3. This new airline will be populated by local Hong Kong managers and pilots at local rates of pay. They are being postioned and recruited now.
4.Expats will wither on the vine and if any remain after the 10 years they will be offered local terms or shown the door. Just like the expats in the police were after 1997.
4.The CX product is being diluted to match the expectations of the mainland customers who dominate the bookings. Not quite no frills but certainly all Jackie Chan movies and noodle dinners. No need for flowers in C class toilets when most of the customers stand on the seats to pee.
5.With 1.5 billion passengers to tap into, competing with the Middle Eastern airlines shrinks into insignificance. The American carriers currently in the ascendance would kill to get 1% of this mainland business.

Result, a colonial company determined to bleed every last drop out of it's assets and employees before it is kicked out itself. Current pilots have a choice. Stay and turn the lights out when you go. Or leave now.

Finally, someone gets it. Thank you.