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Old 5th May 2019, 02:54
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You’ve basically answered your own question already, those hours are essentially useless and many/most airlines would not count them towards their hiring requirements (although sometimes a few desperate ones will accept some P2X/ cruise relief hours at, say, 1/3 the hours logged). Like controlledrest says, do your due diligence and canvass potential employers you like for whether they take this type of time into account. Consider that while some airlines may presently accept some P2X time due to the current worldwide need for pilots, this may no longer be the case a few years down the line.

With CX going two S/O operations on longhaul (thus fewer F/Os needed) you can expect 5+ years as an S/O accruing this fairly useless time.That said, if you’re very young and have time on your side, you will then slide into the right seat of a wide body airliner, and within 7-8 years of joining, start accumulating some valid experience for an employer elsewhere. But in view of the dire new POS18 “contract” I would still suggest other alternatives if available. You never know what the hiring situation will be in 8 years: if it’s the middle of a downturn you might find yourself stuck here for much longer than expected and suddenly find yourself trapped here by seniority.

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