Originally Posted by
pill
If you're going to be in HKG anyway, why not. With your experience I'm guessing they'll put you on a wide body, could be any of them. Putting you on the 321 just robs sectors from pilots coming up from the cadet pathway. Even CX can see that. Maybe they'll offer you Express with quick command. I haven't heard a good Express story yet, but who knows, might work for you, I'd dodge it. The secret of HKG is to come from somewhere pretty awful, like England, makes it much easier to settle. The problem is you'll be signing up to an amendable handbook, not a contract. That's the wild card. It could end up anywhere, and they are stacking the ranks with locals who'll be less inclined to move along as it continues to spiral down. Half of CX's pilots have left voluntarily since a take it or leave conditions of service was dumped in our laps deep in covid. You've been told, CX has form, that is easily researchable. Can you move off the 321? Only one accurate answer, maybe. Re target hours, pax wide body doing 800 plus hours a year. Others, not so much. It's gamble only you can make. Welcome to CX.
Problem is also you won’t be the only one wanting off the minibus if you end up there, if you have experience it might be your way to a quicker command meaning more money and a more comfortable life in HK.
A lot of ifs, we have all been predicting CX moves for years using logic and failed miserably, they usually screw up the numbers (amongst other things) then try to rectify in a hurry.
That is when they offer fleet changes.
Yes they are recruiting locally, lot of FOP managers are local as well now, and from places where people probably don’t want go back to; in my opinion they will have precedence over the rest if a choice need to be made.
I have the feeling if you have experience you would end up where they need relief FOs, there are not nearly enough, failure rate to become one is very high and the senior RQs are getting their commands.
I wouldn’t consider HKE, if you decide to move go for Cx first.
Good luck with your decision