Please correct me if I am wrong but did not firing pilots work (atleast short term) for Cathay?
I notice that today managers have the power to fire pilots and claw back any company pension contributions, if indeed any have been made.
Pilots on the other hand have only one right and that is to resign.
This is the reality in many Middle East airline companies and applies to both local and expat pilots.
Managers now feel they have a proven short term method of reducing their costs and controling their crews by following the Australian 89, Cathay, Gulf Air, management manuals on CRM.
Nowonder nobody in management wants to arm their crews!!