Talk about resistance, boy, some people have it real good… and yet they still don't know it. Did anyone ever wonder why us third world pilots are willing to work for what Cathay are paying? Simple, we get to be at home, and earn more than we can hope to earn in our country… we're not spoilt brats, we don't ask for more than we think we deserve. Our flag carrier flies planes as well as any airline you can name. I don't think we are inferior, less competent or less qualified than anyone currently flying at the moment. Our small third world country has only one flying school, which was set up along the lines of a U.K. training establishment, we sit the U.K. C.A.A. exams, and have a complete training syllabus according to CAP 54. Our respective airlines in Malaysia also comply to CAP 371 and most of the other U.K. publications. Most the pilots in Malaysia happened to be trained overseas, usually in Australia or U.K. as these are the only 2 countries approved by the local authority for overseas training. Anyway, that's sidetracking, I feel as incompetent as the next guy, probably as incompetent and unqualified as whoever wrote the "resistance" article to start with, no doubt I do come from a third world country, I learnt my flying in Malaysia, subsequently went to U.K. and obtained my U.K. C.A.A. ATPL, so that goes along with my incompetence as I now hold a U.K. ATPL, a Malaysian ATPL and an American (F.A.A.) ATP… all of which were obtained without any exemptions. If for any reason I happen to be more qualified (or more incompetent) than my fellow third worlders, it's not by much, as I would say more than 80% of the pilots here hold licences of at least 2 countries, the second usually being Australia or Britain. We are not devaluing any one or any company (maybe the writer seems insecure that his job is at risk from inferior and less qualified pilots?), infact we would be an asset, spoiling the market? No such thing, if Cathay choose to employ pilots who are willing to work for less, well, so be it, As for the standards, well, they're set by Cathay Management, so there's no point yelling at us, it's your management you should be yelling at. Tell me, friend, if you got offered a job paying more than you earn now, wouldn't you go? Cathay are offering just that, more than we can earn here. Who knows it may even raise the "lower standards" we allegedly practice. Cathay isn't a charity organization, it's a business just like any other, and it's people who write derogatory articles against the less fortunate that spoil things. Whoever you are, the author of the resistance… I have one question for you… .. why aren't you in your home country flying??? Too incompetent yourself?