Originally Posted by
flipthebird
So clear. I wish CX HR would be so transparent with information as well. Sadly they were not. Look at CX cadet pilot page and BA future pilot page. Big difference. And CX called itself Premium Airlines? lol Thank you trigonometry.
Few questions. How many flight hours required to promote to FO1? Also, they now hiring Direct Entry Second Officer, Direct Entry First Officer, maybe Direct Captain too? With so many new experienced pilots joining, will they take away the flying hours, then delay the whole promotion time?
I don't know where people keep getting the idea that the promotion to FO1 is based on hours accumulated, as it is not. Promotion between SO and FO is based solely on how many people are in front of you, how much training resources CX has, and whether CX actually wants to upgrade. You can accumulate 1,000 hours as an SO, or even 5,000, but none of that matters.
As to the other question, yes to DESO, yes to DEFO, maybe to DECN. If they hire DEFOs and DECNs, it will delay total promotion time. Available positions will be limited, as are the amount of trainers to train you. New "experienced pilots" aside, the amount of cadets going through the system has created a bottleneck in training, which is the
real reason why freshly graduated cadets have to serve as a ground staff at the airport before receiving training for their P2X ratings.