Originally Posted by
Frank W. Abagnale
The question is to what extent will safety be compromised ?
Other airlines keep their aircraft in the air with inexperienced guys as well.
The risk assessment probably concluded that 10+ years of experience of flying as an SO/FO starting with zero hours would be sufficient to become a Cathay Captain in the future.
Worst case the convenience exists to blame pilot error as the root cause of an accident and not a decision, which was made 15 years ago by someone in the office.
Sadly, you are probably correct again. Safety is now being hedged. Hope the punters don’t catch wind of it.