Originally Posted by
Boulanger
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.
I'm surprised!! I thought there was a clear road map to promotion given the large number of SOs existed in the system!!
If that's the case, how will they decide who's eligible to move up the rank? By appointment? See who has better relationship with / who is loyal to the Manager? Like how Beijing hand picked the Chief Executive? That would be so messy, so chaotic and so unfair.
Thank you, Boulanger. This has been really helpful!!