Mr BusyB,
Maybe my post was touching on the sarcastic but it was not meant to be offensive. My post maybe did not deserve an answer but you have now given me one. What you say is correct.
You have every right to defend your position and I wish you well. I do not know and can therefore have no opinion about you.
However!
The cost of finding a good cheap pilot will cost more than finding a good expensive one. However if an airline can find a good cheap pilot then this cost will be recovered over the duration of his / her service.
You are correct! The pilots that work for reputable airlines are probably (but not exclusively and absolutely) good. That, however, does not mean that pilots that work for mickey mouse airlines are necessarily bad.
I have been accused of being ill informed. All I am trying to do is provoke thought.
OK so let's assume I agree with you. You are saying (correct me if I am wrong) that Cathay Pacific pilots are amongst the best. You are now trying to warn potential passengers of gloom and doom because you believe that the airline is now hiring sub-standard pilots (in the form of cheaper ones.)
What I cannot understand is why?
If Cathay Pilots are the amongst best in the world then surely they can obtain gainful employment elsewhere. (Me thinks that cannot be your concern.)What is apparent is that across the world all airlines are trying to save money. Some are doing it by reducing service to its passengers and others are doing it by cutting employee fees. Some are doing both and more.
The fact of the matter is (hard as it is to swallow) that the longer serving Cathay Pilots are amongst the highest payed in the industry. While you have every right to defend this, you must realise that you are in a market place.
To Summise my point..
Cheap good pilots are available, they are just harder to find.