Originally Posted by
fly1981
.......cos18 pilots at the bottom of the seniority list cost a fraction of what pilots half way up the list cost, and they do the same job.
Admittedly, they do in fact make significantly less than the top half of the seniority list. However, merely wearing the same uniform does not mean they can do the same job. Were Cathay to flush the experience out of the Airline by closing bases - filled with senior Captains and Relief FOs or say goodbye to the largely idle HK 777 crews and hand the reigns over to abinitio and flying club pilots that fill all those COS18 positions, they would make the Company Accountants happy.........right up until the worldwide headlines and scrutiny that comes with the inevitable public mistake.