Originally Posted by
Frank W. Abagnale
We are not there yet with Cathay ending up at the opposite end.
That might be still on the horizon.
Youth unemployment in China poses a huge threat to the existing pilot group.*
The mainlanders might be the new locals, who could drag salaries in HKG down further.
The old locals (HKG folks) might end up in the role of the old expats with never ending evaporating terms until the salaries are in balance with benchmark China.
The old expats are either gone, on their way out or a dying species anyways.
Once they can fill the seats with enough Mainlanders, Cathay/Beijing could get rid of the remaining ‘expat locals‘ by making it mandatory to speak a native tongue, like in KLM, AF, LH, etc. or by other means.
Cathay/Beijing would never do that, right ?
*11.6 Million college graduates in China this year alone, not even including Chinese graduates from overseas returning to China.
20% youth unemployment and Cathay opening the cadet track for mainland China.
Yes you're right it's not the complete opposite, but the trend has certainly been downwards in any case. All one can do is accept this reality, or move on from it.