Originally Posted by
abezzi
No, but he received an offer from Cathay and some interest from SAA, so why he should go a start from scratch with other companies?
Because SA and SAA along with it, is fast going down the tubes with high levels of cronyism, nepotism, ineptitude and pure outright theft. Also, the Africans will wake up one day and realise they have new colonial overlords with the names of Chan or Wan.
As for HK and CX, well, you can read the news as well as the next person and right now, the future looks rather bleak. To be frank, your friend’s brother should be doing his own research and finding this out for himself.
There are much better options out there and he should be considering getting an EASA or FAA license and then looking what opportunities there are for him. Australia recently were taking in pilots on 2 year work permits (not sure if they still are?) to fly in regional Australia. Singapore Airlines is currently recruiting. These are suggestions off the top of my head!
The point is, neither SAA nor CX right now are good options and if your mate’s brother really wants to make it in this industry, this is the legwork he should be doing for himself.