Originally Posted by
Sam Ting Wong
No cadet is replacing a senior captain. A slightly less senior captain is replacing the senior captain.
The whole safety argument is futile. No one cares.
Domino effect going down line, each FO who upgrades to captain will have to be replaced with an SO. Fresh cadets in SO seats are woefully inadequately trained and qualified to fill the FO seat. They need much more training and skills built up before they can replace an FO. It's not their fault whatsoever. This is how cathay cadet system has always worked. They show up with minimum training cost to put them in a SECOND OFFICER" seat not a FIRST OFFICER" seat. There have been several cadet second officers who couldn't qualify to even be checked out of SO training on the 747 because they couldn't manage to handle engine failures on theb747 and after much attempt to train and qualify them they had to be put on the Airbus so they could be passed the training. This is an example of facts.
You need to look further than your own nose to see downline.