Recently had a chat with an LCC NA pilot.
We started to compare rosters and benefits.
I was boasting about the “famous” 6 weeks leave”
and showed him my May roster. He proceeded to
show me his May roster and lo and behold
he had almost as many days off as I have with the
only difference that I had “2 weeks leave”.
My puffed up chest quickly deflated.
This is a Low cost carrier with better roster solutions.
Easy swaps, no hassle, accommodating crew schedulers.
I could tell they value their pilots
Cathay is an illusion. It’s stuck at the stone age in all aspects.
They love to talk but no action is ever made.
Perhaps it is time to move beyond.