swh
Wow, just wow - and we used to work out of the same crew check-in facilities just over 6 months ago?
You sound like you have the solution there - almost like a CX manager, with a lot of qualified pilots on your list above, all of them having given sooooo many years of loyalty to the CX group.
- Of course the CX pilots will do a better job on the NEO, when they have flown a big shiny 777 to JFK - all that time in the bunk really build up your hours and experience.
- The "many" CX pilots made redundant in HKG, yes, it is tough to loose the job being on probation and all and with all that SO training of making bunks. Were they by the way actually not called back onto the 747 already?
- The cadets out of ADL have naturally contributed so much to the group already and will be well qualified to take the 30+ KA aircraft on the KA routes that they know so well from their extensive cross country training in sunny Oz. Good choice there, SWH.
- And oh yes, very fair idea to take the UO pilots who have been part of the CX group for all of 22 months or so and use them on the ex KA operation. After all, they have given a few months of their life to build up a healthy business for the "group" and there's only another 5 years before they become permanent ID holders in Hong Kong.
With regards to aircrafts and routes "taken" by KA as you claim - have a good look back towards 2007, when SYD, Seoul and North America was "better handled" by CX, freighters were taken by CX as "there is no money in cargo" and BKK, NRT, several daily PVG, PEK and TPE flights were conveniently handed over to CX.
Compare fleet size net growth of KA 2007 to 2019 with CX fleet size net growth and you will see virtually
all expansion in KA...
All those 330s coming from CX were actually replacing old bangers going back to leasing companies while we all had to read on "The Hub" about the droves of shiny new 350s "we" were receiving.
Good luck with the NEO into Kunming at FL276, SWH. Expedite...