Endo
"Why don't the AOA allow the remaining ASL crew (including the 30 ex-CX FE's) to join?"
On the first of Jan 2000, all ASL PILOTS had to make a choice. That choice was to either stay doing what they were doing or join the CX seniority list. Either option had advantages and disadvantages and they all made their choice.
Life is full of choices - some you make good decisions, some bad. Hindsight is a wonderful thing. I would not support any ASL person who wanted to change back unless they come to the CX seniority list (And I would not support that - we all made our choice), and at the bottom of where the list at the time. Why, because IF they are in ASL and the HKAOA, there is a conflict of interest, and the AOA would not support or be able to support any views of a sub-company of CX that the the HKAOA does not support and has spent so much time and effort trying to get rid of after screwing it up in the first place.
I would support the FE's coming across and we need to give them the same opportunity as the pilots were given.
"I hear there is at least 150 that would be supporting the CC vote."
There was exactly 50% of those eligible to transfer across that did - 98, and 98 stayed behing (there were a couple of extra guys that were not eligible). And it was an equal split FO's and Capt.
"Lets not forget the AOA agreed to CX recruiting these people in the first place...?"
Initially yes, now not quite. June 1999, last years little event, was where the HKAOA made one bit of significant ground in that CX agreed to not hire any more pilots into ASL and thence ASL will eventually cease to exist. And maybe this is why the ASL pilots now want to come across. They were given the good and bad of both options last year before they had to make the choice.
Iago,
As a result of the last two weeks and the agreement that was reached, the freighter pilots probably got the best deal - they got a much better form of Rostering Pactices, that is they actually got ONE.
Remember that HKAOA means the you the membership.
I know alot of the above is not in the spirit of Christmas and all, but the HKAOA has fought very hard to get where it has with this issue and needs to avoid deviding its membership as CX has been doing for so many years.
Have a good Christmas & New Year everyone.